Seta Station (Kumamoto)

Seta Station (瀬田駅, Seta-eki) is a railway station on the Hōhi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Ōzu, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]

Seta Station

瀬田駅
Seta Station in 2006
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°52′21″N 130°54′50″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance27.2 km from Kumamoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, service suspended
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 November 1916 (1916-11-11)
Location
Seta Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 27.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

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

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Higo-Ōzu Local Tateno

History

On 21 June 1914, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Miyaji Light Rail Line (宮地軽便線) (later the Miyagi Line) from Kumamoto eastwards to Higo-Ōzu. The line was extended eastward in phases and Tateno was established as the new eastern terminal on 11 November 1916. On the same day, Seta was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. From Tateno, the track was extended further east and on 2 December 1928, it was linked up with the Inukai Line (犬飼線), which had been extended westwards in phases from Ōita since 1914. Through-traffic was established between Kumamoto and Ōita. The two lines were merged and the entire stretch redesignated as the Hōhi Main 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]

The track from Higo-Ōzu to Aso was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and service between the stations, including to Seta has been suspended. JR Kyushu has commenced repair work, starting first with the sector from Higo-Ōzu to Tateno but has not announced a targeted completion date. It appears Seta Station was little damaged and most of the serious damage was at various locations on the track from Seta to Tateno and beyond.[6]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "瀬田" [Seta]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 April 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. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 745. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "JR九州、平成28年熊本地震で被害を受けた豊肥本線の復旧工事に4月着手" [JR Kyushu Restoration work commences in April on Hōhi Main Line track damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake]. Travel Watch. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018. See for details of damaged track locations.


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