Heta Station
Railway station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Heta Station (戸田駅, Heta-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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| Location | Yaji Nakamura, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-0084 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°4′20.95″N 131°42′15.37″E | ||||||||||
| Owner | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operator | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 425.7 km (264.5 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 December 1911 | ||||||||||
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| FY2022 | 314 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Heta Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 425.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama and Iwakuni |
| 3 | ■ San'yō Line | for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi and Shimonoseki |
History
Heta Station was opened on 3 December 1911 as a station on the San'yo Railway. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 314 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Sanyo Expressway
- Japan National Route 2
- Shunan Municipal Toda Elementary School
- Shunan City Night Market Elementary School
- Shunan Municipal Sakurada Junior High School
