Higashi-Kaimon Station
Higashi-Kaimon Station 東開聞駅  | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Kaimon Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kaimon Jutchō, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0603 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°12′4.44″N 130°32′56.70″E / 31.2012333°N 130.5490833°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 59.6 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 March 1960 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 13 daily | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Kaimon Station (東開聞駅, Higashi-Kaimon-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 59.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
[edit]This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "東開聞駅" [Higashi-Kaimon Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Higashi-Kaimon Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Kaimon Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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