Kawashiri Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

■ Kagoshima Main Line

■Misumi Line

Distance201.9 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 August 1894 (1894-08-11)PassengersFY2020737 dailyRank176th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Tomiai towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Nishi-Kumamoto towards Mojikō

Location
Kawashiri Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Kawashiri Station Kawashiri Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kawashiri Station (川尻駅, Kawashiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Minami-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]The station was used as a filming location for the 2011 film "I Wish" (Kiseki) by the Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 201.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko. It is also served by most trains of the Misumi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Uto to terminate at Kumamoto. ^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade, connected by a footbridge. There used to be one side platform and oneisland platform, but in March 2019, the old platform No. 2 was abolished and the tracks were removed. The only entrance is the east exit, and the station plaza is in front of the east exit.The station building is the second generation, rebuilt in December 1917.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Yatsushiro
1	■ ■ Misumi Line	for Misumi
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto

A view of the platforms and tracks
Signage

History

The station opened on 11 August 1894 on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. Following the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station has been operated by JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 737 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 176th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Surrounding area

Kumamoto Municipal Kawajiri Elementary School
Kumamoto Municipal Jonan Junior High School
Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto Agricultural High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "川尻駅" [Kawashiri Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.