The District of Joban Hikawa Station

Hikawa Station

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氷川
Hikawa
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General Information
Location 2138 ~ 31586
Owned by Harmony Rail Transit (Lamtsu)
Operated by HRT (Lamtsu) Lamtsu Metro
Line(s) Yamate Line Yurakucho Line
Platforms 4
Tracks 4
Construction Details
Structure Type At-Grade/Sub-Surface
Platform Levels 3
Disabled Access Yes
Other
Station Code HKW
History
Opened 1945


Hikawa Station is a railway station in Otaki, Lamtsu Capital City, operated by Harmony Rail Transit (Lamtsu) and Lamtsu Metro.

Lines

Hikawa Station is served by the Yamate Line at ground level and the Lamtsu Metro Yurakucho Line at the sub-surface level. The Misato City Tram used to serve this station until the cuts of 2010.

Platforms

HRT Lamtsu Platforms
1 Yamate Line Clockwise Via Otaki
2 Yamate Line Anticlockwise Via Misato
Lamtsu Metro Platforms
3 Yurakucho Line Northbound for Nishi-Mihara
4 Yurakucho Line Southbound for Minami-Lamtsu

History

The station opened in 1945, as part of the original Yamate Line. The station platforms were upgraded to their current form in 1992, with the original brick front designed by British Engineer Stephen Hatt. A lift was installed in 1997 to the Yurakucho Line platforms, and one in 2022 to the Yamate Line platforms.