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Railway station in Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Nishi-Ei Station
西頴娃駅Kyushu Railway Company
Nishi-Ei Station in 2010
General information
LocationEichōkōri, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0702
Japan
Coordinates31°14′28.37″N 130°29′30.51″E / 31.2412139°N 130.4918083°E / 31.2412139; 130.4918083
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance67.7 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 March 1960 (1960-03-22)
Passengers
FY201576 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Eitowards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Goryōtowards Makurazaki
Location
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Nishi-Ei Station (西頴娃駅, Nishi-Ei-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 67.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This above-ground station has one island platform and two tracks, and is capable of switching and turning around trains. A level crossing (without barriers) connects the platform to the station building. Platform 1 is on the station building side. The station has a small concrete station building. This station and Makurazaki Station are the only stations that still have station buildings beyond Yamakawa Station. The station sign has been updated to a unique design, featuring Mount Kaimon and the monster Issie swimming in Lake Ikeda.

  • Platform Platform
  • Waiting Room Waiting Room

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 76 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Minamikyushu City Hall Eiwa Branch (formerly Eiwa Town Hall)
  • Kagoshima Prefectural Eiwa High School
  • Minamikyushu City Eiwa Junior High School

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. "西頴娃駅" [Nishi-Ei 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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