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{{short description|Railway station in Soo, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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|jaloc=鹿児島県曽於市財部町北俣4070
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| platforms = 2 side platforms
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{{nihongo|'''Kitamata Station'''|北俣駅|Kitamata-eki}} is a train station of [[JR Kyushu]] [[Nippō Main Line]] in [[Soo, Kagoshima]], [[Japan]]. It is an unmanned station with a ticket machine and a bathroom.
{{nihongo|'''Kitamata Station'''|北俣駅|Kitamata-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Soo, Kagoshima]], Japan. It is operated by [[JR Kyushu]] and is on the [[Nippō Main Line]].<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|access-date=23 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=hacchi/>


== Lines ==
==Lines==
The station is served by the [[Nippō Main Line]] and is located 403.0&nbsp;km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kokura}}.<ref name=kawashima/>
*[[Kyushu Railway Company]]
**[[Nippō Main Line]]


=== JR ===
== Layout ==
The station consists of two [[side platform]]s serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is a simple functional shed which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. From there, a short flight of steps leads up the embankment to the first platform. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.<ref name=hacchi>{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/nippou/station/0970_kitamata.htm|title=北俣|trans-title=Kitamata|access-date=24 May 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}</ref><ref name=kawashima>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951661|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area|language=ja|pages=60, 92}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/wxfyr814/11649745.html|trans-title=Photoshoot of station buildings series #238 Kitamata Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)|title=駅舎を撮るシリーズ#238 北俣駅（鹿児島県）|date=27 July 2013|access-date=14 June 2018|website=Takashi's blog}} Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.</ref>
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|rowspan=1|'''1'''
|<span style="color:red">■</span>Nippō Main Line
|for {{ja-stalink|Miyakonojō}} and {{ja-stalink|Miyazaki}}
|-
|rowspan=1|'''2'''
|<span style="color:red">■</span>Nippō Main Line
|for {{ja-stalink|Hayato}} and {{ja-stalink|Kagoshima-Chūō}}
|-
|}


==Platforms==
== Adjacent stations ==
{{ja-Stalayout}}
{{service rail start}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|s|first=1|lwidth=200|nidx={{Color|#0095d9|■}} [[Nippō Main Line]]|dir=for {{STN|Miyakonojō}} and {{STN|Miyazaki}}}}
{{j-route|route=Nippō Main Line|col=#ff0000}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|s|nidx={{Color|#0095d9|■}} [[Nippō Main Line]]|dir= for {{STN|Hayato|Kagoshima}} and {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}}}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Takarabe}}|next={{ja-stalink|Ōsumi-Ōkawara}}|service=-}}
{{s-end}}


<gallery>
==Nearby places==
Kitamata Station2.JPG|Platforms
</gallery>


==History==
{{Nippō Main Line}}
On 28 April 1929, [[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) opened the {{nihongo|Kokuto East Line|国都東線}} from {{STN|Nishi-Miyakonojō}} to {{STN|Takarabe}}. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to {{STN|Ōsumi-Ōkawara}} which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1931. On the same day Kitamata was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from {{STN|Kokura}}, through this station to {{STN|Kagoshima}}. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. 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.<ref name=teishajo1>{{Teishajo|I|228-9, 232}}</ref><ref name=teishajo2>{{Teishajo|II|761}}</ref><ref name=imao>{{Cite book|last=Imao|first=Keisuke|script-title=ja: 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 |year=2009 |publisher=Mook|isbn=9784107900302|trans-title=Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines|language=ja|pages=62–3}}</ref>


==Passenger statistics==
{{coord|31|44|42|N|130|57|36|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title}}
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.

==Surrounding area==
*Tomb of Hirata Sangoro Hirata and Miyauchi Shikibu (historic site)

==See also==
*[[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191531_1601.html Kitamata (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}

{{Nippō Main Line}}


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[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kagoshima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kagoshima Prefecture]]
[[Category:Soo, Kagoshima]]


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[[ja:北俣駅]]

Latest revision as of 06:20, 16 August 2024

Kitamata Station

北俣駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kitamata Station in 2005
General information
Location4070 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4102
Japan
Coordinates31°44′42″N 130°57′36″E / 31.74500°N 130.96000°E / 31.74500; 130.96000
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance403.0 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeLow embankment
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1931 (1931-11-01)
Passengers
FY20152
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ōsumi-Ōkawara
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Takarabe
towards Kokura
Location
Kitamata Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kitamata Station
Kitamata Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Kitamata Station is located in Japan
Kitamata Station
Kitamata Station
Kitamata Station (Japan)
Map

Kitamata Station (北俣駅, Kitamata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Soo, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 403.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is a simple functional shed which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. From there, a short flight of steps leads up the embankment to the first platform. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Platforms

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1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō
  • Platforms
    Platforms

History

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On 28 April 1929, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kokuto East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Takarabe. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Ōsumi-Ōkawara which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1931. On the same day Kitamata was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. 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.[5][6][7]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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  • Tomb of Hirata Sangoro Hirata and Miyauchi Shikibu (historic site)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "北俣" [Kitamata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 May 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 60, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ "駅舎を撮るシリーズ#238 北俣駅（鹿児島県）" [Photoshoot of station buildings series #238 Kitamata Station (Kagoshima Prefecture)]. Takashi's blog. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9, 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ 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. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
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