Fukushima-Imamachi Station

Fukushima-Imamachi Station

福島今町駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Fukushima-Imamachi Station in 2009
General information
LocationNishikata, Kushima-shi, Miyazaki-ken 888-0001
Japan
Coordinates31°27′24″N 131°12′12″E / 31.45667°N 131.20333°E / 31.45667; 131.20333
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance77.2 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1935 (1935-04-15)
Passengers
FY20165 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kushima
towards Minami-Miyazaki
 Nichinan Line Fukushima-Takamatsu
towards Shibushi
Location
Fukushima-Imamachi Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Fukushima-Imamachi Station
Fukushima-Imamachi Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Fukushima-Imamachi Station is located in Japan
Fukushima-Imamachi Station
Fukushima-Imamachi Station
Fukushima-Imamachi Station (Japan)
Map

Fukushima-Imamachi Station (福島今町駅, Fukushima-Imamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 77.2 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a simple concrete block structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3]

Platforms

South (station side) ■ ■ Nichinan Line for Shibushi
North ■ ■ Nichinan Line for Aburatsu and Minami-Miyazaki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases. The first major phase of expansion added 28.5 km of track and several stations, reaching Yowara, which opened as the new northern terminus on 15 April 1935. Fukushima-Imamachi was one of the intermediate stations which opened on the same day. On 8 May 1963, the route was designated the Nichinan 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.[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

Surrounding area

  • Kushima City Ariake Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "福島今町" [Fukushima-Imamachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 56, 97. ISBN 9784062951661.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. 776. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ 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. pp. 21, 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  7. ^ "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].

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