Kosugi Station (Imizu) Explained

Kosugi Station
Native Name:小杉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:4156-2, Sanga, Imizu-shi, Toyama-ken 939-0341
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.7209°N 137.0928°W
Operator:22px Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Line: Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line
Distance:30.2 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3
Connections:Bus stop
Status:Staffed
Opened:20 March 1899
Passengers:3,064
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line in Imizu, Toyama, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Ainokaze Toyama Railway.

Lines

Kosugi Station is served by the 100.1 km Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line, and is 30.2 kilometres from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

Kosugi Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 20 March 1899. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to, local passenger operations over sections of the Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to different third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Kosugi Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Ainokaze Toyama Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3,064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tetsudo03_hh_000054.html. ja:しなの鉄道(株)、えちごトキめき鉄道(株)、あいの風とやま鉄道(株)及びIRいしかわ鉄道(株)申請の第一種鉄道事業許可について . Details of railway business approval for Shinano Railway, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and IR Ishikawa Railway. 26 February 2014. News release . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Japan. ja. 22 March 2014.
  2. Web site: http://www.pref.toyama.jp/sections/1015/lib/almanac/almanac_27/_10/index.html. ja: 10-1 あいの風とやま鉄道各駅旅客輸送状況(1日平均)). 2016. Toyama Prefectural Office. Japan. ja. 6 June 2017.