Kikitsu Station
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Lines
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 106.9 km from the starting point of the line at Template:STN.[3] Besides the local services on the line, the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner service between Template:STN and Template:STN also stops at the station.[4]
Station layout
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The station building, a timber structure, houses a waiting area and a ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by a footbridge served by elevators.[3][2]
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 | ■ Template:JRKSN Nagasaki Main Line | for Template:STN |
| 2 | ■ Template:JRKSN Nagasaki Main Line | spare platform |
| 3 | ■ Template:JRKSN Nagasaki Main Line | for Template:STN, Template:STN and Template:STN |
History
The private Kyushu Railway, had opened a track from Template:STN to Template:STN by 5 May 1895, and thereafter expanding southwards in phases, as part of the construction of a line to Nagasaki. Separately, a track was laid from Template:STN (then known as Nagasaki) north to Nagayo, which opened on 22 July 1897. On 27 November 1898, a linkup was made between Nagayo and the track from Tosu which had reached southwards to Template:STN. Kikitsu was opened on the same day as an intermediate station along the new track. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki, Ōmura, Kikitsu, Nagayo to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 2 October 1972, Kikitsu became a junction station when a shorter inland bypass route was opened between Kikitsu through Template:STN to Urakami. This became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section to Nagayo became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. 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 1499 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 99th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Surrounding area
- Isahaya City Office Tarami Branch (Former Tarami Town Office)
- Tarami Post Office
- Seiryo High School
- Soseikan High School and Junior High School
See also
References
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External links
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