Nishi-Kumamoto Station (西熊本駅, Nishi-Kumamoto-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] [3]
Nishi-Kumamoto Station 西熊本駅  | |||||||||||
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 The station exterior in April 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-60 Karikusa, Minami-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 861-4134 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°45′46.3″N 130°40′59.0″E / 32.762861°N 130.683056°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 199.8 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 March 2016 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 973 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 136th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishi-Kumamoto Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line between Mojiko and Kagoshima, and lies 3.2 km south of Kumamoto Station.[4] 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. [2]
Station layout
editThe station is unstaffed, with ticket barriers on the ground floor level, and the platforms on the second floor level.[5] The platforms are approximately 85 m long, able to handle four-car local trains.[6]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro |
| ■ ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi |
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The platforms in June 2016
History
editThe station was opened on 26 March 2016. A public ballot for the new station name was held between February and March, with the name "Nishi-Kumamoto" officially announced by JR Kyushu on 23 July 2015.[7] Other names suggested in the ballot included Shimo-Kumamoto Station (下熊本駅, lit. "Lower Kumamoto Station"), Chikami Station (近見駅), and Karikusa Station (刈草駅).[7] The total cost of building the station was approximately 1.25 billion yen, funded by the city of Kumamoto, with 380 million yen funded by a national grant.[7]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 136th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Surrounding area
edit- Aeon Town Nishi-Kumamoto shopping mall[4]
- Rikigo Junior High School[9]
- National Route 3
- National Route 57
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ 平成28年春ダイヤ改正 [Spring 2016 timetable revision] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 18 December 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "西熊本駅" [NIshi-Kumamoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ ＪＲ九州、熊本―川尻間の新駅名は「西熊本」 [New JR station between Kumamoto and Kawashiri to be named Nishi-Kumamoto]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ a b c ＪＲ新駅名称は「西熊本駅」 熊本－川尻間 [New JR station to be named Nishi-Kumamoto, between Kumamoto and Kawashiri]. Kumanichi.com (in Japanese). Japan: Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Rikigo Junior High School". Rikigo Junior High School official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
External links
edit- JR Kyushu station information (in Japanese)
- July 2015 news release (in Japanese)