Kirishima-Onsen Station (霧島温泉駅, Kirishima-Onsen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.[1][2]
Kirishima-Onsen Station 霧島温泉駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kirishima-Onsen Station in September 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 169-3 Kubota, Makizono-cho, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-6507 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°52′05″N 130°44′04″E / 31.86806°N 130.73444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hisatsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 106.5 km from Yatsushiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 July 1908 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Makizono (to 1962) Kirishima-Nishiguchi (to 2003) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 490 | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 106.5 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[3]
Layout edit
The station consists of one island platform connected to the concrete station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[3][2]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Line | for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 2 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Line | for Yoshimatsu |
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Platform, 2009
History edit
The station began as Makizono Station (牧園駅), a freight-only station on the Kagoshima Main Line on 11 July 1908. It was promoted to a passenger station on 10 July 1909. The Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu-Kagoshima portion of the Kagoshima Main Line was separated, becoming the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. The station name was changed to Kirishima-Nishiguchi Station (霧島西口駅) on 15 January 1962 and freight operation were discontinued from September of the same year. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The station name was changed to its present name on 15 March 2003.[4]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 490 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)
Surrounding area edit
- Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 50
- Kirishima Nishiguchi Post Office
- Kagoshima Prefectural Kirishima High School
- Makizono Nursery
- Kirishima Onsen
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "霧島温泉駅" [Kirishima-Onsen Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.
External links edit
Media related to Kirishima-Onsen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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