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Satsuma-Kawashiri Station

Coordinates: 31°11′41.41″N 130°33′55.40″E / 31.1948361°N 130.5653889°E / 31.1948361; 130.5653889
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Satsuma-Kawashiri Station

薩摩川尻駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station
General information
LocationKaimon Kawashiri, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0604
Japan
Coordinates31°11′41.41″N 130°33′55.40″E / 31.1948361°N 130.5653889°E / 31.1948361; 130.5653889
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance57.8 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 March 1960 (1960-03-22)
Passengers
FY201517 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Nishi-Ōyama Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Higashi-Kaimon
towards Makurazaki
Location
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station is located in Japan
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station (Japan)
Map

Satsuma-Kawashiri Station (薩摩川尻駅, Satsuma-Kawashiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 57.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]

Layout

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This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.

History

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The station was opened on 22 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki 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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 17 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "薩摩川尻駅" [Satsuma-Kawashiri Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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