Nishi-Ei Station

Nishi-Ei Station (西頴娃駅, Nishi-Ei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Nishi-Ei Station 西頴娃駅
Nishi-Ei Station in 2010
General information
Location	Eichōkōri, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0702 Japan
Coordinates	31°14′28.37″N 130°29′30.51″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	67.7 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 March 1960 (1960-03-22)
Passengers
FY2015	76 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Ei towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Goryō towards Makurazaki
Location Nishi-Ei Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Nishi-Ei Station Nishi-Ei Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 67.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This above-ground station has one island platform and two tracks, and is capable of switching and turning around trains. A level crossing (without barriers) connects the platform to the station building. Platform 1 is on the station building side. The station has a small concrete station building. This station and Makurazaki Station are the only stations that still have station buildings beyond Yamakawa Station. The station sign has been updated to a unique design, featuring Mount Kaimon and the monster Issie swimming in Lake Ikeda.

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  Platform
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  Waiting Room

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 76 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Minamikyushu City Hall Eiwa Branch (formerly Eiwa Town Hall)
• Kagoshima Prefectural Eiwa High School
• Minamikyushu City Eiwa Junior High School

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. "西頴娃駅" [Nishi-Ei 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 Nishi-Ei Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nishi-Ei Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)