Kawashiri Station (川尻駅, Kawashiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Minami-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]The station was used as a filming location for the 2011 film "I Wish" (Kiseki) by the Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.
Kawashiri Station 川尻駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kawashiri Station in 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-chōme-8 Kawashiri, Minami-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-4115 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°44′37.5″N 130°40′47.8″E / 32.743750°N 130.679944°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 201.9 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 August 1894 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 737 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 176th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 201.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko. It is also served by most trains of the Misumi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Uto to terminate at Kumamoto. [3]
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade, connected by a footbridge. There used to be one side platform and oneisland platform, but in March 2019, the old platform No. 2 was abolished and the tracks were removed. The only entrance is the east exit, and the station plaza is in front of the east exit.The station building is the second generation, rebuilt in December 1917.[2][3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro |
| ■ ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi | |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto |
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A view of the platforms and tracks -
Signage
History
editThe station opened on 11 August 1894 on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station has been operated by JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 737 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 176th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Kumamoto Municipal Kawajiri Elementary School
- Kumamoto Municipal Jonan Junior High School
- Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto Agricultural High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "川尻駅" [Kawashiri Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Kawashiri Station at Wikimedia Commons
- (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)