Kawaminami Station
Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 305.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The station building is a modern timber structure built in western style to resemble a mountain cabin. It houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting area. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who staffs the ticket window.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nobeoka for Miyazaki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | siding |
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Interior of station building.
History
In 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (宮崎県営鉄道) had opened a line from Miyazaki northwards to Hirose (now closed). After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the subsequent extension of the track as part of the then Miyazaki Main Line, reaching Takanabe by 11 September 1920. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Mimitsu, which opened as the new northern terminus on 11 June 1921. Kawaminami was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. Expanding north from Mimitsu in phases and joining up with other networks, the track eventually reached Kokura and the entire stretch from Kokura through this station to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. 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.
Surrounding area
The center of Kawaminami Town is located inland, about 3 kilometers west of this station, and there are only a few private houses and no commercial facilities around the station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 291 passengers (boarding only) per day.
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "川南" [Kawaminami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ 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. 54, 85. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "川南駅駅" [Kawaminami Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. pp. 228–9. 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. 758. 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. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
- ^ "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
External links
Media related to Kawaminami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kawaminami (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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