Nishi-Kumamoto Station

Nishi-Kumamoto Station

西熊本駅
Kyushu Railway Company
The station exterior in April 2016
General information
Location1-1-60 Karikusa, Minami-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 861-4134
Japan
Coordinates32°45′46.3″N 130°40′59.0″E / 32.762861°N 130.683056°E / 32.762861; 130.683056
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)
■ Kagoshima Main Line

■Misumi Line

Distance199.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91301215
History
Opened26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Passengers
FY2020973 daily
Rank136th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kawashiri
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line Kumamoto
towards Mojikō
Location
Nishi-Kumamoto Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Nishi-Kumamoto Station
Nishi-Kumamoto Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Nishi-Kumamoto Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Kumamoto Station
Nishi-Kumamoto Station
Nishi-Kumamoto Station (Japan)
Map

Nishi-Kumamoto Station (西熊本駅, Nishi-Kumamoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Minami-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2] [3]

Lines

Nishi-Kumamoto Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line between Mojiko and Kagoshima, and lies 3.2 km south of Kumamoto Station.[4] It is also served by most trains of the Misumi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Uto to terminate at Kumamoto. [2]

Station layout

The station is unstaffed, with ticket barriers on the ground floor level, and the platforms on the second floor level.[5] The platforms are approximately 85 m long, able to handle four-car local trains.[6]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Kumamoto
2 ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Yatsushiro
■ ■ Misumi Line for Misumi
  • The platforms in June 2016
    The platforms in June 2016

History

The station was opened on 26 March 2016. A public ballot for the new station name was held between February and March, with the name "Nishi-Kumamoto" officially announced by JR Kyushu on 23 July 2015.[7] Other names suggested in the ballot included Shimo-Kumamoto Station (下熊本駅, lit. "Lower Kumamoto Station"), Chikami Station (近見駅), and Karikusa Station (刈草駅).[7] The total cost of building the station was approximately 1.25 billion yen, funded by the city of Kumamoto, with 380 million yen funded by a national grant.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 136th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  3. ^ 平成28年春ダイヤ改正 [Spring 2016 timetable revision] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 18 December 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b JR九州「西熊本駅」鹿児島本線熊本～川尻間新駅の駅名決定 - 2016年春開業 [JR Kyushu announces name of new station between Kumamoto and Kawashiri on Kagoshima Main Line]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ "西熊本駅" [NIshi-Kumamoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. ^ ＪＲ九州、熊本―川尻間の新駅名は「西熊本」 [New JR station between Kumamoto and Kawashiri to be named Nishi-Kumamoto]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b c ＪＲ新駅名称は「西熊本駅」　熊本－川尻間 [New JR station to be named Nishi-Kumamoto, between Kumamoto and Kawashiri]. Kumanichi.com (in Japanese). Japan: Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Rikigo Junior High School". Rikigo Junior High School official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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