Konoha Station

Railway station in Gyokutō, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

32°55′00″N 130°37′35″E / 32.9167°N 130.6265°E / 32.9167; 130.6265Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,Distance176.7 km from MojikōPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformsTracks3 + 1 sidingConstructionAccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusKan'i itaku agent on siteWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1892 (1892-04-01)PassengersFY2020295 dailyRank277th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Tabaruzaka towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Higo-Ikura towards Mojikō

Location
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Konoha Station (木葉駅, Konoha-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Gyokutō, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 176.7 km (109.79 mi) from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks with a siding. The station building is a wooden structure in traditional Japanese style and serves as a local community interaction space. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is unstaffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who manages the ticket window.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto and Yatsushiro
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	<siding>
3	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Ōmuta and Tosu

A view of the platforms and tracks.
Station piano

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by July 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Kumamoto. Konoha was opened a few months later, on 1 April 1892, as an additional station on the track between Takase (now Tamana and Kumamoto. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 295 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 277th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[8]

Surrounding area

Gyokuto Town Hall

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "木葉" [Konoha]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^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. 19, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "木葉駅" [Konoha Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 26 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ "木葉" [Konoha]. Retrieved 26 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
^ 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. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.