Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station

Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station (大隅横川駅, Ōsumi-Yokogawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.^[1][2]

Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station 大隅横川駅
Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station in December 2012
General information
Location	39-1 Yokogawacho-Nakano, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-6303 Japan
Coordinates	31°54′20″N 130°42′11″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Hisatsu Line
Distance	100.8 km from Yatsushiro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 January 1903; 121 years ago (1903-01-15)
Passengers
2016	220 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kurino towards Yatsushiro Hisatsu Line Uemura towards Hayato
Location Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 100.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms. It was built with a side platform and an island platform, but the central track has been removed. Although it is the central station of former Yokogawa town, it is unmanned. During the Pacific War, freight cars parked at this station were strafed by U.S. military aircraft in July 1945, and traces still visible on the pillars of the platform.^[3][2] The wooden station building dates from the opening of the station and is the oldest in the prefecture, along with the one at Kareigawa Station. It is presumed that it was constructed based on the drawings for fifth-class stations, the smallest of the standard design drawings for station buildings stipulated in the "Station Ruler" of the Railway Works Bureau of the Ministry of Communications in 1900. In 2006 it was designated as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property, managed by the local government.^[4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hisatsu Line	for Yoshimatsu and Miyakonojō
2	■ ■ Hisatsu Line	for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō

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  Platform
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  Pillar with war damage

History

The station began as Yokogawa Station (横川駅) on the Kagoshima Main Line on 15 January 1903. It was renamed to its present name on 1 September 1920. The Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu-Kagoshima portion of the Kagoshima Main Line was separated, becoming the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. 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.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 220 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kirishima City Yokogawa Branch Office
• Kirishima City Yokogawa Elementary School
• Yokogawa Post Office
• Kyūshū Expressway

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "大隅横川駅" [Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
4. "ＪＲ肥薩線大隅横川駅駅舎" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
5. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.

External links

Media related to Osumi-Yokogawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)