Ginsui Station

Ginsui Station (銀水駅, Ginsui-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

JB  26  Ginsui Station

銀水駅
Ginsui Station in 2018
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°03′17″N 130°27′40″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance144.3 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku ticket window
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1926 (1926-04-15)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)669 daily
Rank210th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JB  26  Ginsui Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 144.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platforms serving three tracks. The station building is a wooden structure in traditional Japanese style with a tiled roof. It houses a waiting area, a ticket window and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Since 2010, the staffing of the ticket window has been entrusted to the Ōmuta Tourist Association.[5] The ticket window is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6]

  • A view of the platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  25  Yoshino Local JB  27  Ōmuta
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 15 April 1926 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 669 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 210th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "銀水" [Ginsui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 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. 15, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. "銀水駅に訪問" [Visit to Ginsui Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. "JR銀水駅・吉野駅業務引継ぎ式" [JR Ginsui, Yoshino Station business takeover ceremony]. Ōmuta Tourist Association. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. "銀水駅" [Ginsu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. 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. 682. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. "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.


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