Minami-Kumamoto Station
Minami-Kumamoto Station 南熊本駅  | |||||||||||
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 Minami-Kumamoto in 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-chōme-14 Minamikumamoto, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 860-0812 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′06″N 130°42′42″E / 32.78500°N 130.71167°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.6 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 June 1914 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Harutake (until 1 May 1940) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 822 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 158th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Minami-Kumamoto Station (南熊本駅, Minami-Kumamoto-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 3.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a wooden structure of western design and houses a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]
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 POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Higo-Ōzu and Aso |
| 2 | ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Kumamoto |
History
On 21 June 1914, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Miyagi Light Rail Line (宮地軽便線) (later the Miyagi Line) from Kumamoto eastwards to Higo-Ōzu. On the same day, this station was opened with the name Harutake Station (春竹駅) as one of several intermediate stations along the track. By 1928, the track had been extended eastward and had linked up with the Inukai Line (犬飼線) which had been built westward from Ōita. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. On 1 May 1940, the station was renamed Minami-Kumamoto. 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.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 158tht among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Surrounding area
- Kumamoto City Harutake Elementary School
- Minami-Kumamoto Hospital
- Kumamoto University Hospital
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "南熊本" [Minami-Kumamoto]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 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. 26, 76. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "南熊本駅" [Minami-Kumamoto Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. 228. 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. 743. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
Media related to Minami-Kumamoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Minami-Kumamoto (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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