Hiketa Station

34°13′25″N 134°24′04″E / 34.2237°N 134.4012°E / 34.2237; 134.4012Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s) Kōtoku LineDistance45.1 km (28.0 mi) from TakamatsuPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks2 + 2 sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusStaffed - JR ticket windowStation codeT10HistoryOpened15 April 1928; 96 years ago (1928-04-15)PassengersFY2019516 Services

Preceding station		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

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]

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.
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

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "引田" [Hiketa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ ^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.
^ "Hiketa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ "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.
^ "引田駅" [Hiketa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.