Shirasawa Station (Kagoshima)

Shirasawa Station (白沢駅, Shirasawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Shirasawa Station 白沢駅
Shirasawa Station in 2019
General information
Location	Shirasawa Nishimachi, Makurazaki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 898-0092 Japan
Coordinates	31°15′24.92″N 130°21′24.42″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	81.9 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 October 1963 (1963-10-31)
Passengers
FY2015	4 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Satsuma-Shioya towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Satsuma-Itashiki towards Makurazaki
Location Shirasawa Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Shirasawa Station Shirasawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 81.9 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. There is no station building.

History

The station was opened on 31 October 1963 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line, when the line was extended from Saijo Station to Makurazaki Station to become the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. On this day, Ishigaki Station, Suisegawa Station, Sagaokawa Station, Matsugaura Station, Satsuma Shioya Station, Goryō Station, Satsuma Itashiki Station, and Makurazaki Station were also opened. 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 5 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 226
• Makurazaki Airport (currently used as a prefectural disaster prevention heliport and solar power plant)

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. "白沢駅" [Shirasawa 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 Shirasawa Station (Kagoshima) at Wikimedia Commons

• Shirasawa Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)