Hiyoshi Station (Kyoto)
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West Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway CompanyHiyoshi Station 日吉駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hiyoshi Station in August 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 10-1 Ichino, Honoda, Hiyoshi-cho, Nantan-shi, Kyoto-fu 629-0301 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′46″N 135°30′12″E / 35.16278°N 135.50333°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  San'in Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 41.9 km (26.0 miles) from Kyoto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 August 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Tonoda (until 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 468 daily[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Hiyoshi Station (日吉駅, Hiyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Hiyoshi Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 41.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ San'in Main Line |
for Sonobe and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line |
for Ayabe and Fukuchiyama |
History
Hiyoshi Station opened on August 25, 1910, as Tonoda Station (殿田駅, Tonoda-eki) and was renamed Hiyoshi on March 16, 1996.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 538 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Nantan City Hall Hiyoshi Branch
- Nantan Municipal Tonda Elementary School
- Nantan Municipal Tonda Junior High School
