Kami Sendai Station
Railway station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Kami Sendai Station (上川内駅, Kami Sendai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[2][3]
Japan
Kami Sendai Station
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Kami Sendai Station in 2007 | |||||||
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| Location | 28 Goryōshitachō, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 895-0061 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 31°50′7.33″N 130°17′32.66″E | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line | ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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| Station code | OR27 | ||||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1922 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese Government Railways | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 219 | ||||||
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Lines
The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4] It is located 113.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[2]
Station layout
The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks. It has a reinforced concrete station building built in 1952, and when it was a staffed station, it had a stationmaster's office, a railway parcel window, and a ticket counter, but is now unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Izumi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro |
Station sign
View of platforms and shelter
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Kusamichi | – | Sendai | ||
| Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
Kami Sendai Station was opened on 1 July 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics
The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 219 people. [5]
Surrounding area
- Kagoshima Prefectural Sendai High School
- Japan National Route 3
