Kusamichi Station Explained

Kusamichi Station
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Mizuhikicho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-1921
Country:Japan
Coordinates:31.8544°N 130.2335°W
Operator:Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line: Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Code:OR26
Original:Japanese Government Railways
Passengers:49
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kusamichi Station
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Mapframe-Zoom:17

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.[1] [2]

Lines

The 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. It is located 107.3 km from the starting point of the line at .[1]

Station layout

The 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

History

Nishikata 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

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 49 people. [3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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. 22, 67.
  2. Web site: 草道駅. Kusamichi Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_7.html National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data)