Kusamichi Station (草道駅, Kusamichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[3][4]
Kusamichi Station
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 Kusamichi Station station building in 2007 | |||||||
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| Location | Mizuhikicho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-1921 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 31°51′16″N 130°14′01″E / 31.85441°N 130.23353°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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| Station code | OR26 | ||||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1922 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese Government Railways | ||||||
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| FY2019 | 49 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[5] It is located 107.3 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[3]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms at street level. There is no station building, but only a small waiting shelter and the station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro |
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Station sign -
View of platforms
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Satsuma Taki | – | Kami Sendai | ||
| Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editNishikata Station was opened on 1 July 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics
editThe average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 49 people. [6]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 3
- Satsumasendai City Mizuhiki Elementary School
- Satsumasendai City Mizuhiki Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kusamichi-eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "草道駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "草道駅" [Kusamichi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Kusamichi Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide
