Kinkō Station
Kinkō Station (錦江駅, Kinkō-eki) is a railway station in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Kinkō Station 錦江駅 | |
|---|---|
 Kinkō Station in 2013 | |
| Location | Kajiki-chō Kida, Aira, Kagoshima （鹿児島県姶良市加治木町木田） Japan |
| Coordinates | 31°44′13″N 130°39′12″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line |
| Distance | 443.3 km from Kokura |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Low embankmment |
| Parking | Available at forecourt |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Disabled access | No - steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 March 1986 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 523 daily |
| Rank | 240th |
| Location | |
  Kinkō Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 443.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a low embankment set in a largely residential area. The station building is a simple modern, functional, structure with a canvas roof situated at the base of the embankment and which once housed a kiosk and ticket window but which has since become unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and SUGOCA card readers are provided. There is no waiting area. Next to the station building, a short flight of steps leads up to the platform. Parking is available at the station forecourt. To one side is a large brick-paved plaza where bike sheds have been installed.[2][3][4]
A view of the platform.
History
The station was opened on 3 March 1986 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) as an additional station on the exiting track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6]
In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Kinkō would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 523 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 240th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Nearby places
- Aira City Kajiki Elementary School
- Aira City Kinkō Elementary School
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "錦江" [Kinkō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- 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. 62, 93. ISBN 9784062951661.
- "ＪＲ九州、新たに２０駅を無人化へ 鹿児島線など８路線" [JR Kyushu, another 20 stations to be unstaffed, Kagoshima line among 8 lines]. Asahi Shimbun Digital. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 17 June 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 762. ISBN 4533029809.
- 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. p. 59. ISBN 9784107900302.
- "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
