Sagarahan-Ganjōji Station

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Sagarahan-Ganjōji Station

相良藩願成寺駅
Sagarahan-Ganjōji Station
General information
LocationHitoyoshi
Kumamoto Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates32°13′6.29″N 130°46′10.43″E / 32.2184139°N 130.7695639°E / 32.2184139; 130.7695639
Operated byKumagawa Railroad
Line(s) Yunomae Line
Other information
Station code2
History
Opened1 April 1937
Passengers
FY2018347 per day
Location
Sagarahan-Ganjōji Station is located in Japan
Sagarahan-Ganjōji Station
Sagarahan-Ganjōji Station
Location within Japan

Sagarahan-Ganjōji Station (相良藩願成寺駅, Sagarahan ganjōji eki) is a railway station in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line. The station opened on 1 April 1937.

History[edit]

  • 1 April 1937 - The station opened under the control of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) as Higashi Hitoyoshi station.[1]
  • 1 June 1949 - JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR)
  • 20 January 1959 - Freight services stopped on the line
  • 1 April 1987 - JNR becomes privatized, and the station comes under the control of the newly created Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)
  • 10 October 1989 - The Yunomae Line was transferred to the newly incorporated third-sector railroad, Kumagawa Railway. The station was also renamed to its current name.
  • 23 April 1992 - The station was renovated.[2]

Lines/Layout[edit]

The station is served by the Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line. The station has 1 track serving both directions with 1 side platform. The station was renovated in 1997.[3]

Passenger stats[edit]

Year Daily
Passengers
Daily Boarding
and Alighting[4]
2011 345[5] 683
2012 343[6] 682
2013 355[7] 707
2014 340[8] 674
2015 323[9] 642
2016 393[10] 642
2017 341[11] 773
2018 347[12] 691

Adjacent Stations[edit]

Service
Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line
Hitoyoshi-Onsen   Local   Kawamura

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典: 国鉄・jr編 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 711. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
  2. ^ "人吉市で駅舎内に「こども図書館". 熊本日日新聞 (朝刊 ed.). 熊本日日新聞社. 1997-04-24. p. 24.
  3. ^ "図書室と学習室を併設、くま川鉄道、相良藩願成寺駅が完成 熊本". 西日本新聞 (朝刊 ed.). 西日本新聞社. 1997-04-09. p. 22.
  4. ^ 国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ) - 国土交通省、2018-3-22閲覧
  5. ^ [1] - 九州運輸要覧、2018年3月26日閲覧
  6. ^ [2] - 九州運輸要覧、2018年3月26日閲覧
  7. ^ [3] - 九州運輸要覧、2018年3月26日閲覧
  8. ^ [4] - 九州運輸要覧、2018年3月26日閲覧
  9. ^ [5] - 九州運輸要覧、2018年3月26日閲覧
  10. ^ [6] - 九州運輸要覧、2019年6月30日閲覧
  11. ^ [7] - 九州運輸要覧、2019年7月3日閲覧
  12. ^ [8] - 九州運輸要覧、2020年7月4日閲覧