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Railway station in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Kaimon Station
開聞駅Kyushu Railway Company
Kaimon Station
General information
LocationKaimon Jutchō, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0603
Japan
Coordinates31°12′14.37″N 130°32′5.01″E / 31.2039917°N 130.5347250°E / 31.2039917; 130.5347250
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance61.0 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 March 1960 (1960-03-22)
Passengers
FY201525 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Higashi-Kaimontowards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Irinotowards Makurazaki
Location
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Kaimon Station (開聞駅, Kaimon-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 61.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform. When it first opened, it was an interchange station with one island platform and two tracks. Remnants of this can still be seen in the track layout. The station building was renovated into a tourist information center and coffee shop in 1987 and demolished in 2002.

History

The station was opened on 22 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. "開聞駅" [Kaimon Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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Stations of the JR Kyushu Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
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