Kinkō Station

Kinkō Station (錦江駅, Kinkō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1][2]

Kinkō Station 錦江駅
Kinkō Station in 2013
General information
Location	Kajiki-chō Kida, Aira-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-5241 Japan
Coordinates	31°44′13″N 130°39′12″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	443.3 kilometres (275.5 mi) from Kokura
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Low embankmment
Parking	Available at forecourt
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 March 1986 (1986-03-03)
Passengers
FY2022	451 daily
Rank	245th (JR Kyushu)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Chōsa towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Kajiki towards Kokura
Location Kinkō Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Kinkō Station Kinkō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 443.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a low embankment set in a largely residential area. The station building is a simple modern, functional, structure with a canvas roof situated at the base of the embankment and which once housed a kiosk and ticket window but which has since become unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and SUGOCA card readers are provided. There is no waiting area. Next to the station building, a short flight of steps leads up to the platform. Parking is available at the station forecourt. To one side is a large brick-paved plaza where bike sheds have been installed.^[2][3][4]

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  A view of the platform.

Platforms

1

■ ■ Nippō Main Line

for Miyazaki for Kagoshima

History

The station was opened on 3 March 1986 by Japanese National Railways (JNR) as an additional station on the exiting track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[5][6]

In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Kinkō would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 451 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 245th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Nearby places

• Aira City Kajiki Elementary School
• Aira City Kinkō Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan