Konoha Station

Konoha Station (木葉駅, Konoha-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Gyokutō, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]

Konoha Station 木葉駅
Konoha Station in 2008
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°55′00″N 130°37′35″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance	176.7 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3 + 1 siding
Construction
Disabled access	No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku agent on site
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1892
Passengers
FY2016	375 daily
Rank	278th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Konoha Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 176.7 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks with a siding. The station building is a wooden structure in traditional Japanese style and serves as a local community interaction space. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is unstaffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who manages the ticket window.[2][3][4][5]

• 
  A view of the platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kagoshima Main Line
Higo-Ikura		Local	Tabaruzaka
Higo-Ikura		Rapid	Tabaruzaka

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by July 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Kumamoto. Konoha was opened a few months later, on 1 April 1892, as an additional station on the track between Takase (now Tamana and Kumamoto. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part 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.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 375 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 278th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "木葉" [Konoha]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 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. 19, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "木葉駅" [Konoha Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 26 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
5. "木葉" [Konoha]. Retrieved 26 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
6. 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.
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. 683. 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.

External links

• Konoha Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)