Nishi Kobayashi Station (西小林駅, Nishi-Kobayashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line.[1][2]
Kobayashi Station 西小林駅  | |||||||||||
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 Nishi Kobayashi Station in 2003 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1292 Kitanishikata, Kobayashi-shi, Miyazaki-ken 886-0006 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°00′35″N 130°55′18″E / 32.00972°N 130.92167°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kitto Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 41.0 from km Miyakonojō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available at station forecourt | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 February 1929 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 29 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 41.0 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a simple shed has been set up at the station entrance to serve as a waiting room. Parking and a bike shed are available at the station forecourt.[2][4]
History
editThe station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 February 1929 as an additional station on the existing track of what it then designated as part of the Nippō Main Line. On 6 December 1932, the stretch of track between Yoshimatsu and Miyakonojō, which included Nishi Kobayashi, was separated out and redesignated as the Kitto Line with Miyakonojō as the starting point. Freight services were discontinued in 1962 and baggage handling from 1984, with the station becoming unattended from 1985. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Nishi Kobayashi came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3][5][6]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 29 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]
Surrounding area
edit- Kobayashi City Hall Nishikobayashi Branch
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "西小林" [Nishi Kobayashi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ a b Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 21, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
- ^ 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 51, 84. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ 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. 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 777. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Kobayashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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