Nishimuta Station

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
Nishimuta Station in 2006
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°14′48″N 130°30′03″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
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)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	430 daily
Rank	258th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JB  19  Nishimuta Station Location within Japan

Lines

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]

Layout

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]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  18  Araki		Local	JB  20  Hainuzuka
JA  18  Araki		Rapid (some trains)	JB  20  Hainuzuka

History

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.

Passenger statistics

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]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "西牟田" [Nishimuta]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
3. 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "羽犬塚駅に訪問" [Visit to Nishimuta Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
5. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
6. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 681. ISBN 4533029809.
7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Nishimuta Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)