Kitamata Station (北俣駅, Kitamata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Kitamata Station 北俣駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kitamata Station in 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4070 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°44′42″N 130°57′36″E / 31.74500°N 130.96000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 403.0 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Low embankment | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1931 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 2 | ||||||||||
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  Kitamata Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture  Kitamata Station Kitamata Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 403.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout edit
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is a simple functional shed which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. From there, a short flight of steps leads up the embankment to the first platform. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō |
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Platforms
History edit
On 28 April 1929, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kokuto East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Takarabe. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Ōsumi-Ōkawara which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1931. On the same day Kitamata was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. 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.[5][6][7]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.
Surrounding area edit
- Tomb of Hirata Sangoro Hirata and Miyauchi Shikibu (historic site)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "北俣" [Kitamata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 May 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. 60, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ "駅舎を撮るシリーズ#238 北俣駅（鹿児島県）" [Photoshoot of station buildings series #238 Kitamata Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)]. Takashi's blog. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ 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. 228–9, 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
External links edit
Media related to Kitamata Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kitamata (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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