Yoshimatsu Station (吉松駅, Yoshimatsu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Yūsui, Aira District, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 86.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro. It is also the terminus of the 61.6 kilometer Kitto Line to Miyakonojō.

Layout

The station consists of one island platform with two tracks at grade. The station building and the platform can be accessed via a footbridge on the north side. Adjacent to the station building, there is a side platform that is no longer in use. The current station building (second generation) is a two-story reinforced concrete building with a waiting area, ticket gate, and ticket office on the first floor. The previous (first generation) station building was made of wood. There is a waiting area outside the ticket gate, which has a tatami room with a hearth, and an upright piano was installed on March 11, 2017 through a street piano project conducted by volunteers in Kagoshima Prefecture. The station is unattended.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Line for Hitoyoshi and Kumamoto
for Hayato and Kagoshima
2 ■ ■ Kitto Line for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
  • C55 52 at Yoshimatsu Station
    C55 52 at Yoshimatsu Station
  • Platform
    Platform

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 5 September 1903 in conjunction with the extension of the Kagoshima Line from Yokogawa Station (currently Osumi Yokogawa Station) to this station. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Nishi Kobayashi came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5][6]The Yamano Line was abolished on 1 February 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily

Surrounding area

  • Yoshimatsu Post office
  • Yūsui Town Hall Yoshimatsu Branch
  • National Route 268
  • Yūsui Town Yoshimatsu Elementary School
  • Yūsui Town Yoshimatsu Junior High School
  • Kyūshū Expressway Yoshimatsu Parking Area
  • Kagoshima Prison

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "吉松駅" [Yoshimatsu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 May 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. 51, 84. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ 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. 21, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
  5. ^ 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. 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ 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. 777. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Yoshimatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons