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Kobanchaya Station

Railway station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Kagoshima Main LineDistance354.9 km from MojikōPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 June 1914 (1914-06-10)PassengersFY201533 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kushikino towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Kumanojō towards Mojikō

Location
Kobanchaya Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Kobanchaya Station Kobanchaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kobanchaya Station (木場茶屋駅, Kobanchaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 354.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[1]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with one island platform and two tracks. Although it is an unattended station, there is a small station building and the platform is connected to the station by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kushimoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 June 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^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.
^ "木場茶屋駅" [Kobanchaya Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.