Izumi Station (出水駅, Izumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by JR Kyushu and the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[1][2]
Izumi Station 出水駅 | |||||||||||
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 East entrance of the Izumi Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 715-6 Kamisababuchi, Izumi-shi, Kagoshimaken | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Station code | OR16 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 October 1923 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 210.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hakata and 832.4 kilometers from Shin-Osaka. The station is also served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 65.6 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[1]
Layout
editThe JR Kyushu portion of the station consists of two elevated opposed tracks, with the station facilities underneath. There are no passing tracks, so platform safety barriers are installed. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Hisatsu Orange Railway portion of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform. It is staffed. The two portions of the station are connected by a footbridge.
Platforms
editHisatsu Orange Railway
edit| 1, 2, 3 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Akune and Sendai for Minamata, and Yatsushiro |
JR Kyushu
edit| 11 |  Kyushu Shinkansen
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for Kumamoto, Hakata, and Shin-Ōsaka |
| 12 | Kyushu Shinkansen
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for Sendai and Kagoshima-Chūō |
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Hisatsu Orange platforms -
Hisatsu Prange station building -
JR Kyyushu station -
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Komenotsu | - | Nishi-Izumi | ||
History
editIzumi Station was opened on 15 October 1923 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics
editThe average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 1125 passengers for the JR portion and 158 people for the Hisatsu portion of the station. [3]
Surrounding area
edit- Izumi City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "出水野駅" [Izumi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Izumi Station (Kagoshima) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Kyushu-Izumi Station (in Japanese)
- Hisatsu Orange home page (in Japanese)
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