Haiki Station

Railway station in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

  • ■ Sasebo Line
  • ■ Ōmura Line
Distance
  • 39.9 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi (Sasebo Line)
  • 0.0 km (starting point of the Ōmura Line)
Platforms1 side + 1 island platformsTracks4 (1 is a siding) + 1 passing line and multiple sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicyclesAccessibleYes – elevators to platformsOther informationStatusJR Kyushu ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 July 1897 (1897-07-10)Rebuilt2014Previous namesTakeo (until 19 June 1975)PassengersFY20161,646 dailyRank108th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Haiki Station is located in Japan
Haiki Station
Haiki Station
Location within Japan

Haiki Station (早岐駅, Haiki-eki) is a railway station located in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the junction of the Sasebo and Ōmura Lines.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 39.9 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi. There is no through track. Trains stopping at the station execute a switchback before continuing their journey towards either termini of the line. The station is also the starting point of the Ōmura Line although most of the local trains on the line continue their journey to end at Sasebo using the Sasebo Line track.[3] Besides the local services on the Sasebo Line, the following rapid and limited express services also stop at the station:[4]

  • Seaside Liner – rapid service from Sasebo to Nagasaki
  • Midori – limited express from Hakata to Sasebo)
  • Huis Ten Bosch – limited express from Hakata to Huis Ten Bosch

Station layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving four tracks. Track/platform 1 is a dead-end siding and juts into the other side of platform 2. It is used by trains on the Sasebo Line to perform a switchback to continue their journey after stopping at the station as there is no through-track. Track 3 is a through-track for Sasebo Line towards the Ōmura Line while tracks 4/5 are served by platforms 4 and 5, the island platform. The station building is a hashigami structure where station facilities are located on a bridge spanning the tracks, with entrances on both the east and west side of the tracks. On the bridge structure are located a waiting area, a kiosk, and a staffed ticket window with a Midori no Madoguchi facility. Elevators lead up from the station entrances to the bridge and from the bridge to the platforms. Parking for cars is provided at both the west and east entrances of the station and there is a designated parking area for bicycles.[3][2][4][5]

To the east of the station are multiple sidings and a turntable belonging to the maintenance depot or "driving centre" of the Nagasaki branch of JR Kyushu.[3]

  • The west entrance of the station in 2014. To the right is the old station building, since demolished. The sign says "Thank You, Haiki Station".
    The west entrance of the station in 2014. To the right is the old station building, since demolished. The sign says "Thank You, Haiki Station".
  • A view of platforms 2 and 4. Track 3 (there is no platform 3) is the through-track in the middle.
    A view of platforms 2 and 4. Track 3 (there is no platform 3) is the through-track in the middle.
  • The sidings of the maintenance depot.
    The sidings of the maintenance depot.

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Kyūshū Railway Company
Sasebo Line
Mikawachi Local Daitō
Ōmura Line
Terminus Local Huis Ten Bosch
JR Kyushu Rapid and Limited Express
Daitō Rapid Seaside Liner Huis Ten Bosch
Arita Limited express Huis Ten Bosch Huis Ten Bosch
Arita Limited Express Midori Sasebo

History

The private Kyushu Railway had opened a track from Tosu to Saga and Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen) by 5 May 1895. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended further west with Haiki opening as the new western terminus on 10 July 1897. By 20 January 1898, Haiki became a through-station when the track was extended to Sasebo while another branch had reached Ōmura and then on 27 November that year, Isahaya and by 5 April 1905, Nagasaki. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line while the branch from to Sasebo was designated the Sasebo Line with Haiki as the official starting point. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and the official starting point of the Sasebo Line was moved to Hizen-Yamaguchi. The track from Haiki to Isahaya was designated the Ōmura 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.[6][7]

On 11 October 2014, a hashigami-format station building was opened, replacing the old station building, a historic timber structure in western style which was built in 1897.[8] [9]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 108th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "早岐" [Haiki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 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. 27, 71–2. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ a b "早岐" [Haiki]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ^ "早岐駅" [Haiki Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 29 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ 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. 22–3, 225, 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ 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. 729. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "早岐駅新駅舎・東西連絡通路開業式典を開催しました" [Haiki New Station Building, East-West Passage Opening Ceremony Held]. Sasebo City official website.net. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. ^ JR Kyushu (2013). JR九州のひみつ [Secrets of JR Kyushu] (in Japanese). PHP Institute, Inc. p. 47. ISBN 9784569814933.
  10. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station – Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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