Kitamata Station

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

Kitamata Station 北俣駅
Kitamata Station in 2005
General information
Location	4070 Takarabechō-Kitamata, Soo-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-4102 Japan
Coordinates	31°44′42″N 130°57′36″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	403.0 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Low embankment
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1931 (1931-11-01)
Passengers
FY2015	2
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Ōsumi-Ōkawara towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Takarabe towards Kokura
Location Kitamata Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Kitamata Station Kitamata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 403.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is a simple functional shed which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. From there, a short flight of steps leads up the embankment to the first platform. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3][4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō

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  Platforms

History

On 28 April 1929, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kokuto East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Takarabe. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Ōsumi-Ōkawara which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1931. On the same day Kitamata was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. 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][6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Tomb of Hirata Sangoro Hirata and Miyauchi Shikibu (historic site)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan