Shigetomi Station

Shigetomi Station (重富駅, Shigetomi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1][2]

Shigetomi Station 重富駅
Shigetomi Station, January 2022
General information
Location	3001 Wakimoto, Aira-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-5651 Japan
Coordinates	31°42′9.9″N 130°36′50.8″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	448.7 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 June 1901 (1901-06-10)
Passengers
FY2022	445 daily
Rank	247th (JR Kyushu)
Services
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Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 448.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station buildingwas renovated in 1950 and has a Japanese-style appearance. It houses a waiting area, automatic ticket vending machines, a SUGOCA card reader and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3]

Platforms

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

• 
  Ticket Gate
• 
  Platform 1
• 
  Platform 2

History

On 10 June 1901, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the then Kagoshima Line from Kagoshima to Kokubu (now Hayato). On the same day, Shigetomi was opened as one of several intermediate stations along the track. By 1909, the Kagoshima Line had linked up with the Hitoyoshi line reaching south from Yatsushiro. Through traffic was achieved between Mojikō in the north of Kyushu to Kagoshima in the south. The entire stretch of track from Mojikō through Kokubu and Kajiki to Kagoshima was redesignated as the Kagoshima Main Line on 21 November 1909. By 1927, another track from Yatsushiro through Sendai to Kagoshima had been built and this was now designated as part of the Kagoshima Main Line. Shigetomi, with the other stations on the older route then became part of the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. By the end of 1932, further expansion and link ups with other networks to the east of Kokubu resulted in another line providing through-traffic to the north of Kyushu, from Kokura to Kagoshima. The entire stretch of track down the east coast of Kyushu from Kokura through Kajiki to Kagoshima then redesignated as 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.^[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 445 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 247th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Surrounding area

• Shigetomi Onsen
• Prefectural Aira Hospital
• Ishigura Museum (Shirokane Sake Brewery)
• Japan National Route 10

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "重富" [Shigetomi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
3. 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9, 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. 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. pp. 761–2. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. 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. p. 59. ISBN 9784107900302.
7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2022年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2022)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

External links

Media related to Shigetomi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shigetomi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)