Kobanchaya Station

Kobanchaya Station (木場茶屋駅, Kobanchaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Kobanchaya Station 木場茶屋駅
Kobanchaya Station
General information
Location	8267 Kobanchaya-cho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 895-0034 Japan
Coordinates	31°45′55.11″N 130°18′28.30″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
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Distance	354.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 June 1914 (1914-06-10)
Passengers
FY2015	33 daily
Services
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Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 354.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[1]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with one island platform and two tracks. Although it is an unattended station, there is a small station building and the platform is connected to the station by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kushimoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 June 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3][4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
2. "木場茶屋駅" [Kobanchaya Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. 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. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Kobanchaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kobanchaya Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)