Shin-Suizenji Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

■ Hōhi Main LineDistance5.2 km from KumamotoPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsKumamoto City Tram Shin-Suizenji Ekimae Station, A and B-linesConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesParking for bikes under elevated structureAccessibleYes - elevator to station and platformOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)(outsourced)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened13 March 1988 (1988-03-13)Rebuilt2011PassengersFY20203,882 dailyRank43rd (among JR Kyushu stations) Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Minami-Kumamoto
towards Kumamoto
 Hōhi Main Line Suizenji
towards Ōita
Location
Shin-Suizenji Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Shin-Suizenji Station
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Shin-Suizenji Station (新水前寺駅, Shin-Suizenji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Chūō-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 5.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. The station building is a modern elevated structure built in 2011, incorporating a staffed ticket window, automatic ticket vending machines, SUGOCA charge machines and readers, and an enclosed waiting room. The station building is accessed from street level by means of a flight of steps or an elevator. Two flights of steps also lead up to the station from the platforms of the nearby Shin-Suizenji ekimae tram stop operated by the Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau. Parking for bicycles is available underneath the elevater track.[2][3][4]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

Platforms

1 ■ Hōhi Main Line for Kumamoto
2 ■ Hōhi Main Line for Higo-Ōzu and Aso
  • The walkway from the tram stop towards the station lobby. Note the ticket window and the SUGOCA readers.
    The walkway from the tram stop towards the station lobby. Note the ticket window and the SUGOCA readers.

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 13 March 1988 as an addition station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[7]

In 2007 the Kumamoto City authorities initiated work to improve traffic flow around the station. The existing station building at street level was rebuilt as an elevated building on stilts. The Shin-Suizenji-Ekimae tramstop, 150 metres away, was moved 100 metres nearer. Two sheltered flights of step were constructed to connect the tramstop platforms to the railway station building. The new station building and tram stop opened in April 2011.[8]

  • The old station building, at street level. Steps led up to the elevated platform. Picture was taken in 2006.
    The old station building, at street level. Steps led up to the elevated platform. Picture was taken in 2006.
  • The old tram stop location. The JR station is in the background.
    The old tram stop location. The JR station is in the background.
  • The new tram stop location. The steps leading up to the JR station can be seen.
    The new tram stop location. The steps leading up to the JR station can be seen.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3,882 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 43rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "新水前寺" [Shin-Suizenji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 26, 76. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "新水前寺" [Shin-Suizenji]. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ^ "新水前寺駅" [Shin-Suizenji Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ^ 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. 743. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "新水前寺駅地区交通結節点改善事業" [Shin-Suizenji area traffic improvement works] (PDF). Kumamoto City official website. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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