Yatsushiro Station

Yatsushiro Station

八代駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Yatsushiro Station in September 2021
General information
LocationHagiwaramachi, Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken 866-0831
Japan
Coordinates32°30′14″N 130°37′18″E / 32.503835°N 130.621584°E / 32.503835; 130.621584
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Station codeOR01 (Hisatsu Orange Railway)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 21, 1896 (1896-11-21)
Passengers
1515 daily (JR 2020)
587 (Hisatsu Orange FY2019)
Location
Yatsushiro Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Yatsushiro Station
Yatsushiro Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Yatsushiro Station is located in Japan
Yatsushiro Station
Yatsushiro Station
Yatsushiro Station (Japan)
Map

Yatsushiro Station (八代駅, Yatsushiro-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[1][2] It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 232.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko, and is also the western terminus of the124.2 kilometer Hisatsu Line to Hayato, although since 4 July 2020, no trains have operated on the 86.8 km section of the line between Yatsushiro and Yoshimatsu, due to catastrophic damage caused by the 2020 Kyushu floods, including much of the track being completely destroyed, especially in areas where the line runs directly parallel to the Kuma River.[3] JR Kyushu has not announced a set date for resumption of rail service on this section, apart from stating that services would be suspended for an indefinite period. .[3]

The station is also the northern terminus of the 116.9 kilometer Hisatsu Orange Railway Line to Sendai.[4]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform with two tracks, one side platform with one track, and one additional cut-out platform. Between platforms 1 and 2 there is a center track for inbound trains, a siding next to platform 3, and next to that is a platform for JR Freight freight trains (departing and arriving at JR Freight Yatsushiro Station Freight Depot). On the JR Kyushu side platform, there are two elevators connecting platform 1 with platforms 2 and 3. The Kagoshima side single platform and the cut-out platform are used by Hisatsu Orange Railway. The center track and siding are mainly used by freight trains. The JR Kyushu and Hisatsu Orange Railway station buildings are separate, but the tracks are connected, and in the middle of platform 1 there is a partition and connecting ticket gate where transfers are handled. The JR station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office[2][4]

Platforms

1 ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line for Minamata and Sendai
2 ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line for Minamata and Sendai
for Shin-Yatsushiro
1-3 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Kumamoto
■ ■ Hisatsu Line for Hitoyoshi and Yoshimatsu (operations suspended)

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Kagoshima Main Line
Shin-Yatsushiro   Local   Higo Kouda
Hisatsu Line
Terminus   Local   Dan
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
(Shin-Yatsushiro)   Local   Higo Kouda

History

Yatsushiro Station was opened on 21 November 1896 as a station on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the JR station was used by an average of 1,515 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 96th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5] During the same period, the Hisatsu Orange Railway portion of the station was used by 587 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "八代駅" [Yatsushiro Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "肥薩線の復旧費230億円 ＪＲ九州試算 熊本地震被害を大きく上回る" [23 billion yen for restoration of the Hisatsu Line - JR Kyushu estimate, damage from the Kumamoto earthquake far exceeds the cost of restoring the line]. kumanichi.com (in Japanese). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022. ２０２０年７月豪雨で被災し、熊本県内の全区間が不通になっているＪＲ肥薩線の復旧費について、ＪＲ九州が概算で２３０億円と試算していることが１７日、関係者への取材で分かった。豊肥線などが被災した１６年の熊本地震時の総額約９０億円を大きく上回り、同社の災害復旧費としては過去最大となる ["On July 17, JR Kyushu estimated the cost of restoring the JR Hisatsu Line, which was damaged by the July 2020 torrential rains and has been closed for the entire length of the line in Kumamoto Prefecture, to be 23 billion yen. On July 17, we learned from an interview with an official that JR Kyushu estimates the cost of restoring the JR Hisatsu Line, which was damaged by the July 2020 torrential rains that have crippled all sections in Kumamoto Prefecture, at 23 billion yen. This is significantly higher than the 9 billion yen spent at the time of the Kumamoto Earthquake in 2004, when the Hohi Line and other lines were damaged, and is the largest ever spent by the company for disaster restoration."]
  4. ^ 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. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.

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