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Kawashiri Station

Coordinates: 32°44′37.5″N 130°40′47.8″E / 32.743750°N 130.679944°E / 32.743750; 130.679944
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Kawashiri Station

川尻駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kawashiri Station in 2005
General information
Location2-chōme-8 Kawashiri, Minami-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-4115
Japan
Coordinates32°44′37.5″N 130°40′47.8″E / 32.743750°N 130.679944°E / 32.743750; 130.679944
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Kagoshima Main Line

Misumi Line

Distance201.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 August 1894 (1894-08-11)
Passengers
FY2020737 daily
Rank176th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Tomiai
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Nishi-Kumamoto
towards Mojikō
Location
Kawashiri Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Kawashiri Station
Kawashiri Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Kawashiri Station is located in Japan
Kawashiri Station
Kawashiri Station
Kawashiri Station (Japan)
Map

Kawashiri Station (川尻駅, Kawashiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Minami-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]The station was used as a filming location for the 2011 film "I Wish" (Kiseki) by the Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 201.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko. It is also served by most trains of the Misumi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Uto to terminate at Kumamoto. [3]

Layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade, connected by a footbridge. There used to be one side platform and oneisland platform, but in March 2019, the old platform No. 2 was abolished and the tracks were removed. The only entrance is the east exit, and the station plaza is in front of the east exit.The station building is the second generation, rebuilt in December 1917.[2][3]

Platforms

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1   Kagoshima Main Line for Yatsushiro
  Misumi Line for Misumi
2   Kagoshima Main Line for Kumamoto

History

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The station opened on 11 August 1894 on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station has been operated by JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 737 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 176th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Kumamoto Municipal Kawajiri Elementary School
  • Kumamoto Municipal Jonan Junior High School
  • Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto Agricultural High School

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 "川尻駅" [Kawashiri Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 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. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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