Isoichi Station (五十市駅, Isoichi-eki) is a railway station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Isoichi Station 五十市駅 | |
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![]() Isoichi Station in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 31°43′07″N 131°02′01″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line |
Distance | 395.2 km from Kokura |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No - platform accessed by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 28 April 1929 (1929-04-28) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 87 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Isoichi Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 395.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding. The station building is a modern functional structure in glass and steel which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. From the access road, it is necessary to climb a short flight of steps to enter the station building. Getting to the opposite side platform also requires a footbridge.[2][3]
« | Service | » | ||
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Nippō Main Line | ||||
Nishi-Miyakonojō | Local | Takarabe |
On 28 April 1929, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kokuto East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Takarabe. On the same day, Isoichi was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, through this station to Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5][6]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 87 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]
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