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Ei-Ōkawa Station

Coordinates: 31°15′28.38″N 130°24′48.37″E / 31.2578833°N 130.4134361°E / 31.2578833; 130.4134361
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Ei-Ōkawa Station

頴娃大川駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ei-Ōkawa Station
General information
LocationEichō Beppu, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0704
Japan
Coordinates31°15′28.38″N 130°24′48.37″E / 31.2578833°N 130.4134361°E / 31.2578833; 130.4134361
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance76.0 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 1963 (1963-10-31)
Passengers
FY20157 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Mizunarikawa Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Matsugaura
towards Makurazaki
Location
Ei-Ōkawa Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Ei-Ōkawa Station
Ei-Ōkawa Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Ei-Ōkawa Station is located in Japan
Ei-Ōkawa Station
Ei-Ōkawa Station
Ei-Ōkawa Station (Japan)
Map

Ei-Ōkawa Station (頴娃大川駅, Ei-Ōkawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 76.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]

Layout

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This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. There is no station building.[citation needed]

History

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The station was opened on 31 October 1963 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line, when the line was extended from Saijo Station to Makurazaki Station to become the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. On this day, Ishigaki Station, Suisegawa Station, Sagaokawa Station, Matsugaura Station, Satsuma Shioya Station, Shirasawa Station, Satsuma Itashiki Station, and Makurazaki Station were also opened. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 7 passengers daily.[citation needed]

Surrounding area

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  • Minamikyushu Municipal Kudama Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "頴娃大川駅" [Ei-Ōkawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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