Kushikino Station

Kushikino Station 串木野駅
Kushikino Station
General information
Location	11760 Akebonocho, Ichikikushikino-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 896-0001 Japan
Coordinates	31°43′16.6″N 130°16′27″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	361.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1914 (1914-12-15)
Passengers
FY2020	666 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kamimuragakuenmae towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Kobanchaya towards Mojikō
Location Kushikino Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Kushikino Station Kushikino Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kushikino Station (串木野駅, Kushikino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 361.2 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[1]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with one island platform and two tracks. The platform is located higher than the station building, and the two are connected by an underground passage. The original wooden station building, which was completed in 1913, was demolished in December 2006 due to deterioration, and after operating in a temporary prefabricated building, a new station building opened on March 18, 2007. The station building has a black base color scheme. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ijuin and Kagoshima-Chūō

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  Inside the station building
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  Platform
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  Station sign

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 15 December 1913. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 666 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 186th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Ichikikushikino City Hall (former Kushikino City Hall)
• Ichikikushikino Municipal Kushikino Elementary School
• Ichikikushikino Municipal Kushikino Junior High School

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. "串木野駅" [Kushikino 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.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Kushikino Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kushikino Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)