Nishi-Izumi Station (西出水駅, Nishi-Izumi-eki) is a railway station in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan.

Nishi-Izumi Station

西出水駅
Station building in 2012
General information
LocationIzumi, Kagoshima
Japan
Coordinates32°04′31″N 130°20′21″E / 32.0753°N 130.3392°E / 32.0753; 130.3392
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
History
OpenedOctober 15, 1923; 100 years ago (1923-10-15)
Previous namesTakemoto (until 1928)

Lines edit

History edit

The station opened as Takemoto Station (武本駅, Takemoto-eki) on October 15, 1923, the day the railway between Komenotsu and Nodagō opened. The station name was changed to the present one on July 11, 1928.[1]

Adjacent stations edit

Service
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Izumi - Takaono

References edit

  1. ^ 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. 687. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.