Nishisato Station (西里駅, Nishisato-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]
Nishisato Station 西里駅 | |
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Nishisato Station in 2013 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 32°51′17″N 130°42′00″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
Distance | 188.8 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 | 1 October 1943 (1943-10-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 883 daily |
Rank | 179th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Nishisato Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 188.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. There is no station building, only shelters on both platforms for waiting passengers. Automatic ticket machines are provided. The platforms are linked by a footbridge.[2][3]
← | Service | → | ||
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Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
Ueki | Local | Sōjōdaigakumae | ||
Ueki | Rapid | Sōjōdaigakumae |
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Nishisato Signal Box (西里信号場) on 1 October 1943 on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 10 December 1954, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the postwar successor of JGR, upgrade the facility to a full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 883 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 179th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Stations of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line | |
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Mojikō–Yatsushiro |
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Sendai–Kagoshima | |
Freight Branch |
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