Hikari

Weekday departures: 51/day · Sat & holiday departures: 51/day

First / last departure (weekday): 6:11 / 23:02

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (5)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

• JR Sanyo Main Line: Kudamatsu ⇄ Shimata

Hikari Station opened on 11 April 1912 as Nijigahama Station in present-day Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture. A revision of line names on 1 December 1934 placed it on the Yanai Line, and on 1 February 1941 the station was renamed Hikari. In 1944 the San'yō Main Line was routed back via Yanai and the station returned to it. A Midori-no-Madoguchi reserved-ticket window opened on 1 April 1974, and the present station building was completed on 5 July 1983. JNR privatisation on 1 April 1987 transferred operations to JR West. ICOCA and automatic gates began on 12 March 2022; the Midori window closed on 18 April 2022 in favour of a ticket vending machine. On-site staffing ended on 1 December 2024.

A 2015 SoftBank television commercial was filmed on Hikari's platform and station building.