Kitamata Station

Location
	Kitamata Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Kitamata Station Kitamata Station (Japan)

Kitamata Station

北俣きたまた駅えき
Kitamata Station; 北俣きたまた駅えき
	Kitamata Station in 2005
General information
Location	4070 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4102; Japan
Coordinates	31°44′42″N 130°57′36″E / 31.74500°N 130.96000°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	403.0 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Low embankment
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1931
Passengers
FY2015	2
Services
Location
Location
	Kitamata Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Kitamata Station Kitamata Station (Japan)

Kitamata Station (北俣きたまた駅えき, Kitamata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 403.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is a simple functional shed which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. From there, a short flight of steps leads up the embankment to the first platform. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō

Platforms

History

On 28 April 1929, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kokuto East Line (国都東線こくととうせん) from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Takarabe. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Ōsumi-Ōkawara which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1931. On the same day Kitamata was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Tomb of Hirata Sangoro Hirata and Miyauchi Shikibu (historic site)

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "北俣きたまた" [Kitamata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説ずせつ: 日本にっぽんの鉄道てつどう四国しこく・九州きゅうしゅうライン全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん・第だい7巻かん宮崎みやざき・鹿児島かごしま・沖縄おきなわエリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 60, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ "駅舎えきしゃを撮とるシリーズ#238 北俣きたまた駅えき（鹿児島かごしま県けん）" [Photoshoot of station buildings series #238 Kitamata Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)]. Takashi's blog. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9, 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本にっぽん鉄道てつどう旅行りょこう地図ちず帳ちょう 12号ごう九州きゅうしゅう沖縄おきなわ―全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全廃ぜんぱい線せん [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.

External links

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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] "北俣きたまた" [Kitamata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[kawashima-3] Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説ずせつ: 日本にっぽんの鉄道てつどう四国しこく・九州きゅうしゅうライン全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん・第だい7巻かん宮崎みやざき・鹿児島かごしま・沖縄おきなわエリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 60, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.

[4] "駅舎えきしゃを撮とるシリーズ#238 北俣きたまた駅えき（鹿児島かごしま県けん）" [Photoshoot of station buildings series #238 Kitamata Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)]. Takashi's blog. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.

[teishajo1-5] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9, 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[teishajo2-6] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[imao-7] Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本にっぽん鉄道てつどう旅行りょこう地図ちず帳ちょう 12号ごう九州きゅうしゅう沖縄おきなわ―全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全廃ぜんぱい線せん [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.

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