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Yamakawa Station

Coordinates: 31°12′40.90″N 130°37′47.32″E / 31.2113611°N 130.6298111°E / 31.2113611; 130.6298111
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Yamakawa Station

山川駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Yamakawa Station
General information
LocationYamakawa Narikawa, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0516
Japan
Coordinates31°12′40.90″N 130°37′47.32″E / 31.2113611°N 130.6298111°E / 31.2113611; 130.6298111
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance50.0 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 March 1936 (1936-03-25)
Passengers
FY2015188 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ibusuki Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Ōyama
towards Makurazaki
Location
Yamakawa Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Yamakawa Station
Yamakawa Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Yamakawa Station is located in Japan
Yamakawa Station
Yamakawa Station
Yamakawa Station (Japan)
Map
The post says the southernmost (conventional) staffed railway station in Japan.

Yamakawa Station (山川駅, Yamakawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]A monument at the station proclaims it to be the southernmost conventional staffed railway station in Japan.

Lines

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The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 50.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]

Layout

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It is an above-ground station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The two platforms are connected by a level crossing. Platform 1 and Platform 2 are the same for each direction, but Platform 1 is longer, with Platform 1 (station side) for five cars and Platform 2 for three cars. Platform 1 is mainly used, and Platform 2 is used when Platform 1 is not available due to train switching or other reasons. On the side of Platform 1 near Ibusuki Station, there are remains of the freight loading and unloading platform, transportation passageway, and staff room that were used until the time when freight services were available up to this station.

Platforms

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1   Ibusuki Makurazaki Line for Nishi-Ei and Makurazaki
2   Ibusuki Makurazaki Line for Kagoshima-Chūō

History

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The station was opened on 25 March 1936 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) to coincide with the opening of service from Ibusuki. The original station building was destroyed by an air raid on 29 March 1945. The line was extended on 22 March 1960 to Nishi-Ei, and to Makurazaki on 31 October 1961 with the name of the line is changed to the Ibusuki Makurazaki 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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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. ^ "山川駅" [Yamakawa 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.
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