Sumiyoshi Station (Kumamoto)

Sumiyoshi Station

住吉駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Sumiyoshi Station in October 2006
General information
LocationSumiyoshimachi, Uto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0401
Coordinates32°42′07″N 130°35′52″E / 32.702072°N 130.597853°E / 32.702072; 130.597853
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■Misumi Line
Distance7.2 km from Uto
Platforms2 side platforms[1]
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes (ramps to platform level)
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1899 (1899-12-25)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Midorikawa
towards Uto
 Misumi Line Higo-Nagahama
towards Misumi
Location
Sumiyoshi Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Sumiyoshi Station
Sumiyoshi Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Sumiyoshi Station is located in Japan
Sumiyoshi Station
Sumiyoshi Station
Sumiyoshi Station (Japan)
Map

Sumiyoshi Station (住吉駅, Sumiyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[2][3]

Lines

The station is served by the Misumi Line and is located 7.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Uto.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There used to be a wooden station building, but it was destroyed in a typhoon and was removed. Each platform has a waiting room, and the platform for Kumamoto has an automatic ticket vending machine.[3][4]

Platforms

1 ■ Misumi Line for Misumi
2 ■ Misumi Line for Uto and Kumamoto
  • Platforms
    Platforms

History

Sumiyoshi Station was opened by the Japanese Government Railway on 25 December 1899. The line was nationalized in 1907. Following the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. [4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 『週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地』 33号 熊本駅・嘉例川駅・大畑駅ほか. 朝日新聞出版. 2013. p. 25.
  2. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "住吉駅" [Sumiyoshi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.

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