Kanaishihara Station Explained

Kanaishihara Station
Native Name:金石原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Yamagata Matsuuracho, Imari-shi, Saga-ken 849-5263
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.265°N 129.9344°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Chikuhi Line
Distance:19.7 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:14 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kanaishihara Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the western section of the Chikuhi Line and is 19.7 km from the starting point of this section at .

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers.[2] [3] [4]

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway, which had a track between and by 1926 and had expanded southwards to by 1929. In a later phase of expansion, the track was extended west from Yamamoto to, which opened as the western terminus on 1 March 1935. This station was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. The Kitakyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 October 1937 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control of the station and designated the track which served it as part of the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 4,941 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 14 passengers.[5]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 金石原. Kanaishihara. 1 April 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 14, 83.
  4. Web site: 金石原. Kanaishihara. 1 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. Web site: 佐賀県統計年鑑(平成28年版). Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition. 23 March 2018. Saga Prefectural Government website. 15 December 2017 . See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.