Kirishima-Onsen Station

Kirishima-Onsen Station

霧島温泉駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kirishima-Onsen Station in September 2007
General information
Location169-3 Kubota, Makizono-cho, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-6507
Japan
Coordinates31°52′05″N 130°44′04″E / 31.86806°N 130.73444°E / 31.86806; 130.73444
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)     Hisatsu Line
Distance106.5 km from Yatsushiro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 July 1908; 116 years ago (1908-07-11)
Previous namesMakizono (to 1962)
Kirishima-Nishiguchi (to 2003)
Passengers
FY2016490
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Uemura
towards Yatsushiro
 Hisatsu Line Kareigawa
towards Hayato
Location
Kirishima-Onsen Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kirishima-Onsen Station
Kirishima-Onsen Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Kirishima-Onsen Station is located in Japan
Kirishima-Onsen Station
Kirishima-Onsen Station
Kirishima-Onsen Station (Japan)
Map

Kirishima-Onsen Station (霧島温泉駅, Kirishima-Onsen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 106.5 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[3]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the concrete station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[3][2]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Line for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō
2 ■ ■ Hisatsu Line for Yoshimatsu
  • Platform, 2009
    Platform, 2009

History

The station began as Makizono Station (牧園駅), a freight-only station on the Kagoshima Main Line on 11 July 1908. It was promoted to a passenger station on 10 July 1909. The Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu-Kagoshima portion of the Kagoshima Main Line was separated, becoming the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. The station name was changed to Kirishima-Nishiguchi Station (霧島西口駅) on 15 January 1962 and freight operation were discontinued from September of the same year. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The station name was changed to its present name on 15 March 2003.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 490 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)

Surrounding area

  • Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 50
  • Kirishima Nishiguchi Post Office
  • Kagoshima Prefectural Kirishima High School
  • Makizono Nursery
  • Kirishima Onsen

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "霧島温泉駅" [Kirishima-Onsen Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ 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. p. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.

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