Hizen-Kashima Station

Railway station in Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan
33°06′50″N 130°05′50″E / 33.1138°N 130.0972°E / 33.1138; 130.0972Operated by JR KyushuLine(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line Distance54.6 km from TosuPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNo - underpass to platform has stepsOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened30 November 1930 (1930-11-30)PassengersFY2020883 dailyRank157th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Hizen-Hama
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line Hizen-Ryūō
towards Tosu
Location
Hizen-Kashima Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Hizen-Kashima Station
Hizen-Kashima Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
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Hizen-Kashima Station is located in Japan
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Hizen-Kashima Station (肥前鹿島駅, Hizenkashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashima, Saga Prefecture. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 54.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3] Besides the local services on the line, trains of the JR Kyushu Limited Express service Kamome from Hakata to Nagasaki also stop at the station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is of traditional Japanese design with a tiled roof. It houses a ticket window, a waiting room, a shop and a sales area for tourist souvenirs. Access to the island platform is by means of an underpass.[3][2]

Around the time of the Kashima Gatalympics, a boat is on display, filled with mud. Small crabs and mudskippers live within this temporary environment.

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

Platforms

1 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Saga and Tosu
2 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Nagasaki
  • A view of the platform. Note the entrance to the underpass which leads to the station building.
    A view of the platform. Note the entrance to the underpass which leads to the station building.
  • The limited express Kamome at Hizen-Kashima.
    The limited express Kamome at Hizen-Kashima.
  • Station name board. Note the graphic of the Yūtoku Inari Shrine which is near the station.
    Station name board. Note the graphic of the Yūtoku Inari Shrine which is near the station.
  • Closeup view of the station building. The sign in red advertises the tourist products centre. The gray box is an electronic tourist map of the vicinity.
    Closeup view of the station building. The sign in red advertises the tourist products centre. The gray box is an electronic tourist map of the vicinity.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) built the station in the 1930s during the development of an alternative route for the Nagasaki Main Line along the coast of the Ariake Sea. By March 1930, the track had been extended from Hizen-Yamaguchi to Hizen-Ryūō. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Hizen-Hama which opened as the new southern terminus on 30 November 1930. Hizen-Kashima opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 883 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 157th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "肥前鹿島" [Hizen-Kashima]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 66. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "肥前鹿島" [Hizen-Kashima]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ "肥前鹿島駅" [Hizen-Kashima Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 14 March 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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. 714. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  9. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Hizen-Kashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Hizen-Kashima Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)