Kusamichi Station

Kusamichi Station

  • 草道駅
  • くさみち
Small station building in 2007
Kusamichi Station station building in 2007
General information
LocationMizuhikicho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-1921
Japan
Coordinates31°51′16″N 130°14′01″E / 31.85441°N 130.23353°E / 31.85441; 130.23353[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR26
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened1 July 1922 (1922-07-01)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Passengers
FY201949
Location
Kusamichi Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kusamichi Station
Kusamichi Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Kusamichi Station is located in Japan
Kusamichi Station
Kusamichi Station
Kusamichi Station (Japan)
Map

Kusamichi Station (草道駅, Kusamichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[5] It is located 107.3 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms at street level. There is no station building, but only a small waiting shelter and the station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Sendai
2 ■ ■Hisatsu Orange Railway for Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of platforms
    View of platforms

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Satsuma Taki – Kami Sendai
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

History

Nishikata Station was opened on 1 July 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 49 people. [6]

Surrounding area

  • Japan National Route 3
  • Satsumasendai City Mizuhiki Elementary School
  • Satsumasendai City Mizuhiki Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kusamichi-eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "草道駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  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.
  4. ^ "草道駅" [Kusamichi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  6. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.