Nishimuta Station (西牟田駅, Nishimuta-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
JB 19 Nishimuta Station 西牟田駅 | |
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![]() Nishimuta Station in 2006 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°14′48″N 130°30′03″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
Distance | 122.6 km from Mojikō |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 17 May 1937 (1937-05-17) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 430 daily |
Rank | 258th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() JB 19 Nishimuta Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 122.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern prefabricated structure and houses a small waiting area, an automatic ticket vending machine, and Sugoca card readers. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. The elevated tracks of the Kyushu Shinkansen run next to platform 2, parallel with the tracks.[2][3][4]
← | Service | → | ||
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Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
JA 18 Araki | Local | JB 20 Hainuzuka | ||
JA 18 Araki | Rapid (some trains) | JB 20 Hainuzuka |
The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 17 May 1937 as an additional station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[5][6] The station became unstaffed in 2016.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 430 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 258th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
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