Kuroishi Station (黒石駅, Kuroishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.[1] [2]
Kuroishi Station 黒石駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kuroishi Station platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Suya, Kōshi-shi, Kumamoto-ken 861-1102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′13″N 130°44′32″E / 32.8704°N 130.7421°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kumamoto Electric Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kikuchi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.0 km from Kami-Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KD16 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 August 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 794 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 9.0 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Kami-Kumamoto.[1]Only local trains serve the station[3]
Layout
editKuroishi Station is a ground-level station with one island platform with a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended. One of the Kikuchi Line's two passing loops are located here.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kikuchi Line | for Miyoshi |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kikuchi Line | for Kita-Kumamoto and Kami-Kumamoto |
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West view
History
editThe station was opened on 26 August 1913.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 794 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Kumamoto Employment Support Agency
- Kuroishi Housing Complex
- Koshi City Nishigoshi Minami Junior High School
- Koshi City Nishigoshi Higashi Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "黒石駅" [Kuroishi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧
External links
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Media related to Kuroishi Station (Kumamoto) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page(in Japanese)
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