Kawaminami Station
Kawaminami Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Heida, Kawaminami-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-1302 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°11′31″N 131°33′11″E / 32.19194°N 131.55306°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 305.6 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes - level crossing and ramp to platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Kan'i itaku agent on site | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 11 June 1921 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2016 | 291 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Kawaminami Station (
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 305.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The station building is a modern timber structure built in western style to resemble a mountain cabin. It houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting area. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who staffs the ticket window.[2][3][4]
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nobeoka for Miyazaki |
2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | siding |
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Interior of station building.
History
[edit]In 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (
Surrounding area
[edit]The center of Kawaminami Town is located inland, about 3 kilometers west of this station, and there are only a few private houses and no commercial facilities around the station.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 291 passengers (boarding only) per day.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "
川南 " [Kawaminami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 May 2018. - ^ 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 6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 54, 85. ISBN 9784062951654. - ^ "
川南 駅 駅 " [Kawaminami Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 May 2018. See images of tickets sold. - ^ 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. pp. 228–9. 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. 758. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. - ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009).
日本 鉄道 旅行 地図 帳 12号 九州 沖縄 ―全線 ・全 駅 ・全廃 線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302. - ^ "
宮崎 県 統計 年鑑 鉄道 輸送 実績 (1日 平均 )" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for平成 28年度 [fiscal 2016].
External links
[edit] Media related to Kawaminami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kawaminami (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)