T10
Hiketa Station

引田駅
Hiketa Station in 2007
General information
Location700-2 Hiketa, Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2901
Japan
Coordinates34°13′25″N 134°24′04″E / 34.2237°N 134.4012°E / 34.2237; 134.4012
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Kōtoku Line
Distance45.1 km (28.0 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed - JR ticket window
Station codeT10
History
Opened15 April 1928 (1928-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019516
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Sanuki-Shirotori
T11
towards Takamatsu
 Kōtoku Line Sanuki-Aioi
T09
towards Tokushima
Limited Express
Sanuki-Shirotori
T11
towards Kojima
 Uzushio Itano
T07
towards Tokushima
Location
Hiketa Station is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Hiketa Station
Hiketa Station
Location within Kagawa Prefecture
Hiketa Station is located in Japan
Hiketa Station
Hiketa Station
Hiketa Station (Japan)

Hiketa Station (引田駅, Hiketa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T10".[1][2]

Lines

Hiketa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 45.1 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.[3] Besides local services, the Uzushio limited express between Okayama, Takamatsu and Tokushima also stops at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. A station building houses a waiting room and a cafe. A JR ticket window (without a Midori no Madoguchi facility) is available but open for limited hours only.[5] Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A siding runs on the far side of the island platform beyond track 3. Another siding branches off track 1 and ends at a disused freight platform. Parking is available on the station forecourt.[2][3][6]


History

Hiketa Station was opened on 15 April 1928 as the terminus of the Kōtoku Line when the track was extended eastwards from Sanuki-Tsuda. It became a through station on 20 March 1935 when the line was extended further east to link up with other tracks to establish a through-service to Sako. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[7][8]

Surrounding area

  • Hiketa Historical Preservation Area
  • Higashikagawa City Hiketa Office
  • Higashikagawa Municipal Hiketa Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "引田" [Hiketa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 33, 68. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "Hiketa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "JR四国の駅 窓口営業時間一覧" [JR Shikoku station ticket window opening hours list] (PDF). JR Shikoku. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "引田駅" [Hiketa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 649. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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