Hiu Station

Hiu Station (日宇駅, Hiu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Hiu Station 日宇駅
Hiu Station in April 2008
General information
Location	682-7 Hiucho, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken 857-1151 Japan
Coordinates	33°09′27″N 129°45′29″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Sasebo Line
Distance	45.5 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bikes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 December 1910 (1910-12-26)
Passengers
FY2020	421 daily
Rank	232nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Sasebo Terminus Sasebo Line Daitō towards Tosu Sasebo towards Isahaya Ōmura Line Local Daitō towards Haiki Ōmura Line Seaside Liner
Location Hiu Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Hiu Station Hiu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 45.5 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.^[3] Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station. In addition, although Haiki is the official starting point of the Ōmura Line, most of its local services continue on to terminate at Sasebo using the Sasebo Line tracks.^[4]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. A simple shelter is provided at the station as a waiting room. Another shelter is provided on the platform, together with an automatic ticket vending machine.^[2][3]

Platforms

1	■ Sasebo Line	for Isahaya
2	■ Sasebo Line	for Sasebo

• 
  A bamboo plaque which asserts that the station is the 2nd westernmost railway station in Japan.
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  A view of the platform and tracks. The siding can be seen to the far left.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 26 December 1910 as an additional station on the existing track of the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 421 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 232rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Environs

• National Route 35
• Hiu Post Office
• Sasebo City Office Hiu Branch
• Sasebo-Minami High School
• Sasebo National College of Technology

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan