Hido Station

Railway station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan

34°40′33″N 136°09′37″E / 34.6757°N 136.1604°E / 34.6757; 136.1604Operated by

Iga RailwayLine(s)■ Iga LineDistance15.6 km from Iga-UenoPlatforms1 side platformsOther informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJuly 18, 1922PassengersFY20199 daily

Location
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Hido Station (比土駅, Hido-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.

Lines

Hido Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 15.6 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended and has no station building. The platform is short and can only handle trains of two cars in length.

Platform

■ Iga Line

For Iga-Ueno
For Iga-Kambe

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iga Line
Uebayashi		-	Iga-Kambe

History

Hido Station was opened on July 18, 1922. Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the Kintetsu network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. All freight operations were discontinued on October 1, 1973 and the station building was removed on November 16, 1999.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Jonoetsu Archaeological Park
Japan National Route 422
Kizu River

References

^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.