Satsuma-Imaizumi Station (薩摩今和泉駅, Satsuma-Imaizumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Satsuma-Imaizumi Station 薩摩今和泉駅  | |||||||||||
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 Satsuma-Imaizumi Station in 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2972 Iwamoto, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0315 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°17′27.33″N 130°35′55.45″E / 31.2909250°N 130.5987361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.9 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 December 1934 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 414 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 37.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
editThis is an above-ground station with one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is an unattended station.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | for Ibusuki and Makurazaki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | for Kagoshima-Chūō |
History
editThe station was opened on 19 December 1934 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) . On 31 October 1961 with the name of the line is changed to the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 414 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 237th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Ibusuki Municipal Ibusuki Commercial High School
- Ibusuki City Hall Imaizumi Branch
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.
- ^ "薩摩今和泉駅" [Satsuma-Imaizumi 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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 Satsuma-Imaizumi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Satsuma-Imaizumi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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