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Nishisato Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

32°51′17″N 130°42′00″E / 32.8547°N 130.6999°E / 32.8547; 130.6999Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,Distance188.8 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1943 (1943-10-01)PassengersFY2016883 dailyRank179th (among JR Kyushu stations) Location

Nishisato Station

Location within Japan

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]

Lines

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]

Layout

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]

A view of the platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations

←	Service
Kagoshima Main Line
Ueki	Local	Sōjōdaigakumae
Ueki	Rapid	Sōjōdaigakumae

History

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]

Passenger statistics

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]

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "西里" [Nishisato]. 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. 21, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ 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. pp. 683–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "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.