Hiketa Station

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]

T10 Hiketa Station 引田駅
Hiketa Station in 2007
General information
Location	700-2 Hiketa, Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture 769-2901 Japan
Coordinates	34°13′25″N 134°24′04″E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	Kōtoku Line
Distance	45.1 km (28.0 mi) from Takamatsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Staffed - JR ticket window
Station code	T10
History
Opened	15 April 1928; 96 years ago (1928-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019	516
Services
Preceding station 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 Location within Kagawa Prefecture Show map of Kagawa Prefecture Hiketa Station Hiketa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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]

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  A view of the station platforms and tracks, looking in the direction of Tokushima. In the far distance, a siding can be seen branching off track 1 to the left.
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  The station tracks in the direction of Takamatsu. The siding branching off track 3 can be seen to the left.

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "引田" [Hiketa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
3. 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.

External links

• Official home page(in Japanese)