Sumiyoshi Station (Kumamoto)
Sumiyoshi Station 住吉駅  | |||||||||||
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 Sumiyoshi Station in October 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sumiyoshimachi, Uto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-0401 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°42′07″N 130°35′52″E / 32.702072°N 130.597853°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Misumi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.2 km from Uto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms[1] | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (ramps to platform level) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 December 1899 | ||||||||||
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Sumiyoshi Station (住吉駅, Sumiyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[2][3]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Misumi Line and is located 7.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Uto.[4]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There used to be a wooden station building, but it was destroyed in a typhoon and was removed. Each platform has a waiting room, and the platform for Kumamoto has an automatic ticket vending machine.[3][4]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi |
| 2 | ■ Misumi Line | for Uto and Kumamoto |
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Platforms
History
[edit]Sumiyoshi Station was opened by the Japanese Government Railway on 25 December 1899. The line was nationalized in 1907. Following the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. [4]
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 『週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地』 33号 熊本駅・嘉例川駅・大畑駅ほか. 朝日新聞出版. 2013. p. 25.
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "住吉駅" [Sumiyoshi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b c 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. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
External links
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Media related to Sumiyoshi Station (Kumamoto) at Wikimedia Commons
- Sumiyoshi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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