Satsuma-Kawashiri Station

Satsuma-Kawashiri Station (薩摩川尻駅, Satsuma-Kawashiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Satsuma-Kawashiri Station 薩摩川尻駅
Satsuma-Kawashiri Station
General information
Location	Kaimon Kawashiri, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0604 Japan
Coordinates	31°11′41.41″N 130°33′55.40″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	57.8 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 March 1960 (1960-03-22)
Passengers
FY2015	17 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Nishi-Ōyama towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Higashi-Kaimon towards Makurazaki
Location Satsuma-Kawashiri Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Satsuma-Kawashiri Station Satsuma-Kawashiri Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 57.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.

History

The station was opened on 22 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line. 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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 17 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Lake Ikeda
• Japan National Route 226

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. "薩摩川尻駅" [Satsuma-Kawashiri 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 Satsuma-Kawashiri Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Satsuma-Kawashiri Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)