Hikarinomori Station
# Hikarinomori Station

Hikarinomori Station (光の森駅, Hikari-no-mori-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.

## Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 14.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.

## Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete hashigami structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge which spans the tracks and which provides entrances to the station and a free passage to access roads on both sides of the tracks. The second level of the bridge houses a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Elevators provide access from the station entrances to the second level, and from the second level to the island platform. The island platform has an enclosed, air-conditioned, shelter for waiting passengers.

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.

* A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the station on the bridge spanning the tracks. There are entrances to the left and right.

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hōhi Main Line |||||
| Musashizuka | Musashizuka | Local | Sanrigi | Sanrigi |

## History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 18 March 2006 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,609 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 72nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

