Kōjiro Station (Nagasaki)

Kōjiro Station

神代駅
Kōjiro Station
General information
LocationOtsu Kunimi-chō Kojiro, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1302
Japan
Coordinates32°52′17.82″N 130°16′11.16″E / 32.8716167°N 130.2697667°E / 32.8716167; 130.2697667
Operated by Shimabara Railway
Line(s)■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance25.5 km from Isahaya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 October 1912 (1912-10-10)
Previous namesKōjiromachi (to 2019)
Passengers
FY2018195 daily
Services
Preceding station Shimabara Railway Following station
Saigō
towards Isahaya
 Shimabara Railway Line Taira
towards Shimabarakō
Location
Kōjiro Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Kōjiro Station
Kōjiro Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Kōjiro Station is located in Japan
Kōjiro Station
Kōjiro Station
Kōjiro Station (Japan)
Map

Kōjiro Station (神代駅, Kōjiro-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 25.5 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with two opposing unnumbered side platforms. The tracks run roughly east-west, and the station building is located on the north side of the north platform. The two platforms are connected by level crossing (without barriers or alarms) that runs in front of the station building. A waiting room is located on the south platform, facing the station building across the level crossing. Inside the station building there is a station office, a waiting room, and a toilet. It is an unattended station,.[1][2]

Platforms

statuion side (north) ■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line for Shimabara and Shimabarakō
opposite side (south) ■ ■Shimabara Railway Line for Isahaya
  • Level crossing
    Level crossing

History

Kōjiro Station was opened on 10 October 1912 as Kōjiromachi Station (愛野村駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 October 2019.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 24,399 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 67 passengers.[4]

Surrounding area

  • National Route 251
  • Unzen City Jindai Elementary School
  • Tsurukame Castle Ruins
  • Jindai-koji District (Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "神代駅" [Kōjiro Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Shimabara Railway (30 September 2019). "10月以降の鉄道・バスの各種変更について" [Changes in railway and bus from October] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

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