Kirishima-Onsen Station

Railway station in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

31°52′05″N 130°44′04″E / 31.86806°N 130.73444°E / 31.86806; 130.73444Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s) Hisatsu LineDistance106.5 km from YatsushiroPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 July 1908; 116 years ago (1908-07-11)Previous namesMakizono (to 1962)
Kirishima-Nishiguchi (to 2003)PassengersFY2016490 Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Uemura towards Yatsushiro		Hisatsu Line		Kareigawa towards Hayato

Location
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Kirishima-Onsen Station (霧島温泉駅, Kirishima-Onsen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 106.5 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the concrete station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[3]^[2]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hisatsu Line	for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō
2	■ ■ Hisatsu Line	for Yoshimatsu

Platform, 2009

History

The station began as Makizono Station (牧園駅), a freight-only station on the Kagoshima Main Line on 11 July 1908. It was promoted to a passenger station on 10 July 1909. The Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu-Kagoshima portion of the Kagoshima Main Line was separated, becoming the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. The station name was changed to Kirishima-Nishiguchi Station (霧島西口駅) on 15 January 1962 and freight operation were discontinued from September of the same year. 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. The station name was changed to its present name on 15 March 2003.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 490 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)

Surrounding area

Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 50
Kirishima Nishiguchi Post Office
Kagoshima Prefectural Kirishima High School
Makizono Nursery
Kirishima Onsen

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "霧島温泉駅" [Kirishima-Onsen Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.