Kiyama Station (Saga)

Kiyama Station
基山駅
Location Kiyama, Miyaki, Saga
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened 1921
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 3,826 daily
Rank 54th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kiyama Station
Location within Japan

Kiyama Station (基山駅, Kiyama-eki) is a railway station in Kiyama, Saga prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kyūshū Railway Company
Kagoshima Main Line
Keyakidai Local Yayoigaoka
Haruda Rapid Service Tosu
Amagi Railway
Amagi Line
Terminus - Tateno

History

On 11 November 1918, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kiyamaguchi Signal Box at the present location of the station. On 5 August 1921, the facility was upgraded to a full station and renamed Kiyama. On 28 April 1939, Kiyama became the western terminus of the Amagi Line to Amagi. On 1 April 1986, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, handed over control of the Amagi Line to the third sector corporation Amagi Railway. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, JR Kyushu took over control of Kiyama station.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,826 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 54th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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. 680. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. ↑ "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. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

Coordinates: 33°25′15″N 130°31′56″E / 33.42083°N 130.53222°E / 33.42083; 130.53222


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