Nishikata Station

Railway station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
31°54′59″N 130°13′25″E / 31.9164°N 130.22375°E / 31.9164; 130.22375[1]Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.Line(s)Hisatsu Orange RailwayDistance
  • 99.6 km from Yatsushiro
  • 3.9 km from Satsuma Ohkawa[2]
Platforms2Tracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationWebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)HistoryOpened1 July 1922; 102 years ago (1922-07-01)Original companyJapanese Government Railways

Nishikata Station (西方駅, Nishikata-eki) is a train station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Satsuma Ohkawa – Satsuma Taki
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of operating platform
    View of operating platform
  • Closer view of station with vending machines
    Closer view of station with vending machines

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nishikata-eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "西方駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "西方駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.

External links

  • Media related to Nishikata Station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
  • Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide