Kitamata Station

Kitamata Station (北俣駅, Kitamata-eki) is a railway station in Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Kitamata Station

北俣駅
Kitamata Station in 2005
Location4070 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken
Japan
Coordinates31°44′42″N 130°57′36″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance403.0 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeLow embankment
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1931 (1931-11-01)
Location
Kitamata Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 403.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is a simple functional shed which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. From there, a short flight of steps leads up the embankment to the first platform. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Platforms

JR
1 ■Nippō Main Line for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
2 ■Nippō Main Line for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Nippō Main Line
Takarabe Local Ōsumi-Ōkawara

History

On 28 April 1929, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kokuto East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Takarabe. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Ōsumi-Ōkawara which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1931. On the same day Kitamata was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. 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.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "北俣" [Kitamata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. 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. 60, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. "駅舎を撮るシリーズ#238　北俣駅（鹿児島県）" [Photoshoot of station buildings series #238 Kitamata Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)]. Takashi's blog. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9, 232. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. 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. 761. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. 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. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.


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