Kaimon Station

Kaimon Station (開聞駅, Kaimon-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Kaimon Station 開聞駅
Kaimon Station
General information
Location	Kaimon Jutchō, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0603 Japan
Coordinates	31°12′14.37″N 130°32′5.01″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	61.0 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	25 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Higashi-Kaimon towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Irino towards Makurazaki
Location Kaimon Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Kaimon Station Kaimon Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 61.0 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. When it first opened, it was an interchange station with one island platform and two tracks. Remnants of this can still be seen in the track layout. The station building was renovated into a tourist information center and coffee shop in 1987 and demolished in 2002.

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 13 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Mount Kaimon
• Japan National Route 226
• Ibusuki City Hall Kaimon Building (formerly Kaimon Town Hall)

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. "開聞駅" [Kaimon 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 Kaimon Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kaimon Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)