Kobanchaya Station (木場茶屋駅, Kobanchaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Kobanchaya Station

木場茶屋駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kobanchaya Station
General information
Location8267 Kobanchaya-cho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 895-0034
Japan
Coordinates31°45′55.11″N 130°18′28.30″E / 31.7653083°N 130.3078611°E / 31.7653083; 130.3078611
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line
Distance354.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 June 1914 (1914-06-10)
Passengers
FY201533 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kushikino
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Kumanojō
towards Mojikō
Location
Kobanchaya Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kobanchaya Station
Kobanchaya Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Kobanchaya Station is located in Japan
Kobanchaya Station
Kobanchaya Station
Kobanchaya Station (Japan)
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Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 354.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]

Layout

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The station is an above-ground station with one island platform and two tracks. Although it is an unattended station, there is a small station building and the platform is connected to the station by a footbridge.

Platforms

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1   Kagoshima Main Line for Sendai
2   Kagoshima Main Line for Kushimoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

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The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 June 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "木場茶屋駅" [Kobanchaya Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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