Kirishima-Jingū Station (霧島神宮駅, Kirishima-Jingū -eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Kirishima-Jingū Station 霧島神宮駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kirishima-Jingū Station in 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kirishimaōkubo, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4203 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°49′07″N 130°50′12″E / 31.81861°N 130.83667°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 419.4 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps lead up to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (ouutsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 July 1930 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 400 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 419.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding all on an embankment. The station building, located at the base of the embankment, is a modern structure built of timber in traditional Japanese style to resemble the nearby Kirishima-Jingū Shrine. From the station building, a tunnel leads under the embankment and up a flight of steps to the island platform.[2][3][4]
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Kokubu and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki |
History
editOn 24 November 1929 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the then Kokuto-West Line (国都西線) from Nishi-Kokubu (now Hayato) to Kokubu. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended eastwards, with Kirishima-Jingū opening as the new eastern terminus on 10 July 1930. Subsequently, the Kokuto-West Line was expanded to the east and north, linking up with the Kokuto-East Line at Ōsumi-Ōkawara and other networks so that by the end of 1932, through-traffic had been established between Kokura and Kagoshima. On 6 December 1932, the entire stretch of track from Kokura through this station to Kagoshima was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line. 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.[7][8][9]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 400 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
edit- Kirishima-Jingū Shrine
- Kirishima Onsen
- Kirishima Post office
- Kirishima City Hall Kirishima Branch
- Kirishima Junior High School
- Ota Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "霧島神宮" [Kirishima-Jingū]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ＪＲ九州、在来線完乗へ... V-I 霧島神宮駅" [JR Kyushu To the end of the line V-I Kirishima-Jingū Station]. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "霧島神宮駅" [Kirishima-Jingū Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 15 June 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. 229. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Kirishima-Jingu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kirishima-Jingū (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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