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Hiroki Station

Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Kagoshima Main LineDistance390.7 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 14, 2009 (2009-03-14)PassengersFY2020861 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kagoshima-Chūō towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Kami-Ijūin towards Mojikō

Location
Hiroki Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Hiroki Station Hiroki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hiroki Station (広木駅, Hiroki-eki) is a railway station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 390.7 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[1]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platform connected by a level crossing The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ijuin and Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō

History

The station was opened on 14 March 2009.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 861 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 154th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Surrounding area

Hoshigamine New Town
Kagoshima City Hoshigamine Junior High School
Kagoshima City Hoshigamine East Elementary School

References

^ ^a ^b 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5巻長崎佐賀エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "広木駅" [Hiroki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ JTB Timetable March 2009 issue
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.