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Ginsui Station (銀水駅, Ginsui-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
JB 26 Ginsui Station 銀水駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ginsui Station in 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°03′17″N 130°27′40″E |
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
| Distance | 144.3 km from Mojikō |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Other information | |
| Status | Kan'i itaku ticket window |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 April 1926 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 669 daily |
| Rank | 210th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  JB 26 Ginsui Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 144.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.
Layout
The station consists of a side and an island platforms serving three tracks. The station building is a wooden structure in traditional Japanese style with a tiled roof. It houses a waiting area, a ticket window and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
Since 2010, the staffing of the ticket window has been entrusted to the Ōmuta Tourist Association.[5] The ticket window is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6]
A view of the platforms and tracks.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
| JB 25 Yoshino | Local | JB 27 Ōmuta | ||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 15 April 1926 as an additional station on the existing track 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.[7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 669 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 210th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "銀水" [Ginsui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 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. 15, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
- "銀水駅に訪問" [Visit to Ginsui Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
- "JR銀水駅・吉野駅業務引継ぎ式" [JR Ginsui, Yoshino Station business takeover ceremony]. Ōmuta Tourist Association. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "銀水駅" [Ginsu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 3 April 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 682. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
- Ginsui Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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