Isoichi Station

五十市駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Isoichi Station in 2007
General information
LocationGojitcho, Miyakonojo-shi, Miyazaki-ken 885-0084
Japan
Coordinates31°43′07″N 131°02′01″E / 31.71861°N 131.03361°E / 31.71861; 131.03361
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance395.2 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 April 1929 (1929-04-28)
Passengers
FY201687 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Takarabe
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Nishi-Miyakonojō
towards Kokura
Location
Isoichi Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Isoichi Station
Isoichi Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Isoichi Station is located in Japan
Isoichi Station
Isoichi Station
Isoichi Station (Japan)

Isoichi Station (五十市駅, Isoichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated byJR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 395.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding. The station building is a modern, functional structure that is built from glass and steel and is unstaffed- serving only to house a waiting area for passengers. From the access road, it is necessary for visitors to climb a short flight of stairs to enter the station building itself. Getting to the opposite side platform also requires traversing a footbridge.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Miyakonojō and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

On 28 April 1929, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kokuto East Line (国都東線) from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Takarabe. On the same day, Isoichi Station was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. By 1932, the track had been linked up with other networks to the north and south, and through traffic had been established from Kokura, passing through this station onto Kagoshima. The station and the Kokuto East Line were then absorbed and were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 6 December 1932. Freight services were discontinued in 1962 and baggage handling in 1979. During the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, which occurred on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In the 2016 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 87 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

Surrounding area

  • Miyakonojo City Meiwa Elementary School
  • Miyakonojo City Isoichi Elementary School
  • Miyakonojo City Isoichi Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "五十市" [Isoichi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 61, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ↑ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9, 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ↑ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ↑ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  7. ↑ "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].

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