Ei Station | |
Native Name: | 頴娃駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Eichōkōri, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0701 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Ibusuki Makurazaki Line |
Distance: | 66.1 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 4 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2015 |
Map Type: | Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Ei Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1] [2]
The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 66.1 km from the starting point of the line at .[1]
This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. There was a station building when it was a staffed station, but it has been demolished, leaving only the exposed platform and a short open shelter.
The station was opened on 23 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki 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.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily.