Sanrigi Station

Railway station in Kikuyō, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

■ Hōhi Main LineDistance15.8 km from KumamotoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 June 1914 (1914-06-21)PassengersFY2020419 dailyRank235th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Hikarinomori towards Kumamoto		Hōhi Main Line		Haramizu towards Ōita

Location
Sanrigi Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Sanrigi Station Sanrigi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sanrigi Station (三里木駅, Sanrigi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kikuyō, Kumamoto, Japan. It Is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 15.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The station building is a modern concrete structure which houses a waiting area, a staffed ticket window as well as the Kikuyō town information centre. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing.^[2]^[3]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.^[4]^[5]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hōhi Main Line	for Kumamoto
2	■ ■ Hōhi Main Line	for Higo-Ōzu and Aso

A view of the platforms and tracks. The siding can be seen to the right.

History

On 21 June 1914, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Miyagi Light Rail Line (宮地軽便線) (later the Miyagi Line) from Kumamoto eastwards to Higo-Ōzu. On the same day, Sanrigi station was opened as one of several intermediate stations along the track. By 1928, the track had been extended eastward and had linked up with the Inukai Line (犬飼線) which had been built westward from Ōita. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. 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.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 419 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 235th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[8]

Surrounding area

Kikuyo Town Kikuyo Nishi Elementary School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "三里木" [Sanrigi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 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6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "三里木駅" [Sanrigi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ 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. 228. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.