Nishi-Izumi Station

Railway station in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

32°04′31″N 130°20′21″E / 32.0753°N 130.3392°E / 32.0753; 130.3392Operated byHisatsu Orange RailwayLine(s)■ Hisatsu Orange Railway LineDistance68.3 km from YatsushiroPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStation codeOR17WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedOctober 15, 1923 (1923-10-15)Previous namesTakemoto (until 1928)PassengersFY2019439

Location
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Nishi-Izumi Station (西出水駅, Nishi-Izumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan.is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 68.3 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform at street level. It has a reinforced concrete station building with a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway	for Akune and Sendai
2	■ ■Hisatsu Orange Railway	for Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro

Station sign
View of station platforms

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Izumi		-	Takaono

History

The station opened as Takemoto Station (武本駅, Takemoto-eki) on October 15, 1923, on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway. The station name was changed to the present one on July 11, 1928.^[3]

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 439 people. ^[4]

Surrounding area

Izumi Chuo High School
Kagoshima Prefectural Izumi High School
Kagoshima Prefectural Izumi Technical High School
Izumi City Nishi-Izumi Elementary School

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.
^ "西出水駅" [Nishi-Izumi 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 687. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.