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Kōrimoto Station (JR Kyushu)

Kōrimoto Station (郡元駅, Kōrimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 2.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform. The station is unattended.

Platform

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1986. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 889 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 149th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

JR Kyushu Kagoshima Rolling Stock Center and Kagoshima Construction Office (Kakako)
Kagoshima City Hospital (former site of JT Kagoshima Factory)
Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau (former site of JT Kagoshima Factory)
Kagoshima University Kōrimoto Campus
Kagoshima University Elementary School

References

^ 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5巻長崎佐賀エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "郡元駅" [Kōrimoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 51. ISBN 9784107900302.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.