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Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Kōrimoto Station
郡元駅Kyushu Railway Company
Kōrimoto Station
General information
LocationToso 4-Chome, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 890-0081
Japan
Coordinates31°33′55.58″N 130°32′31.64″E / 31.5654389°N 130.5421222°E / 31.5654389; 130.5421222
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance2.2 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)
Passengers
FY2020889 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kagoshima-ChūōTerminus Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Minami-Kagoshimatowards Makurazaki
Location
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Kōrimoto Station (郡元駅, Kōrimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 2.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform. The station is unattended.

  • Platform Platform

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1986. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 889 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 149th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

  • JR Kyushu Kagoshima Rolling Stock Center and Kagoshima Construction Office (Kakako)
  • Kagoshima City Hospital (former site of JT Kagoshima Factory)
  • Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau (former site of JT Kagoshima Factory)
  • Kagoshima University Kōrimoto Campus
  • Kagoshima University Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  2. "郡元駅" [Kōrimoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  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. 222. 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. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 51. ISBN 9784107900302.
  6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Korimoto Station (JR Kyushu) at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the JR Kyushu Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
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