Mizumaki Station

Mizumaki Station (水巻駅, Mizumaki-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Mizumaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JA  18  Mizumaki Station

水巻駅
Mizumaki Station in 2015
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°51′08″N 130°41′40″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance32.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1961 (1961-10-01)
Location
JA  18  Mizumaki Station is located in Japan
JA  18  Mizumaki Station
JA  18  Mizumaki Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 32.2 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations

Service
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  19  Orio Local JA  17  Ongagawa

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 October 1961 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 23, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. 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. 676. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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