Konoha Station Explained

Konoha Station
Native Name:木葉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.9167°N 130.6265°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance:176.7 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3 + 1 siding
Accessible:No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Status:Kan'i itaku agent on site
Passengers:375 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Pass Rank:278th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Gyokutō, Kumamoto, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 176.7 km (109.79 mi) from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks with a siding. The station building is a wooden structure in traditional Japanese style and serves as a local community interaction space. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is unstaffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who manages the ticket window.[2] [3] [4] [5]

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by July 1891, the line stretched from south to . Konoha was opened a few months later, on 1 April 1892, as an additional station on the track between Takase (now and Kumamoto. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 375 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 278th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 木葉. Konoha. 26 April 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951654. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area. ja. 19, 68.
  4. Web site: 木葉駅. Konoha Station. 26 April 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  5. Web site: 木葉. Konoha. 26 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度). Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf. 1 August 2017. 3 March 2018.