Nishi-Izumi Station (西出水駅, Nishi-Izumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan.is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[1][2]
Nishi-Izumi Station 西出水駅 | |||||||
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 Nishi-Izumi Station in 2012 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Nishiizumicho, Izumi-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-0213 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°04′31″N 130°20′21″E / 32.0753°N 130.3392°E | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||||
| Distance | 68.3 km from Yatsushiro | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | OR17 | ||||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | October 15, 1923 | ||||||
| Previous names | Takemoto (until 1928) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 439 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 68.3 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one island platform at street level. It has a reinforced concrete station building with a level crossing.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Akune and Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro |
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Station sign -
View of station platforms
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Izumi | - | Takaono | ||
History
editThe station opened as Takemoto Station (武本駅, Takemoto-eki) on October 15, 1923, on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway. The station name was changed to the present one on July 11, 1928.[3]
Passenger statistics
editThe average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 439 people. [4]
Surrounding area
edit- Izumi Chuo High School
- Kagoshima Prefectural Izumi High School
- Kagoshima Prefectural Izumi Technical High School
- Izumi City Nishi-Izumi 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.
- ^ "西出水駅" [Nishi-Izumi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Izumi Station at Wikimedia Commons- Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
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