Yamakawa Station (山川駅, Yamakawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]A monument at the station proclaims it to be the southernmost conventional staffed railway station in Japan.
Yamakawa Station 山川駅  | |||||||||||
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 Yamakawa Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yamakawa Narikawa, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0516 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°12′40.90″N 130°37′47.32″E / 31.2113611°N 130.6298111°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 50.0 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 March 1936 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 188 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 50.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
editIt is an above-ground station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The two platforms are connected by a level crossing. Platform 1 and Platform 2 are the same for each direction, but Platform 1 is longer, with Platform 1 (station side) for five cars and Platform 2 for three cars. Platform 1 is mainly used, and Platform 2 is used when Platform 1 is not available due to train switching or other reasons. On the side of Platform 1 near Ibusuki Station, there are remains of the freight loading and unloading platform, transportation passageway, and staff room that were used until the time when freight services were available up to this station.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | for Nishi-Ei and Makurazaki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | for Kagoshima-Chūō |
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Ticket gates and waiting room -
Platform -
Level Crossing -
remnants of freight platform
History
editThe station was opened on 25 March 1936 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) to coincide with the opening of service from Ibusuki. The original station building was destroyed by an air raid on 29 March 1945. The line was extended on 22 March 1960 to Nishi-Ei, and to Makurazaki on 31 October 1961 with the name of the line is changed to the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 269
- Yamakawa Bay
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "山川駅" [Yamakawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ 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. 218. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Media related to Yamakawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yamakawa Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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