Sesekushi Station

Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Ibusuki Makurazaki LineDistance20.6 km from Kagoshima-ChūōPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 May 1934 (1934-05-20)PassengersFY2015184 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Hirakawa towards Kagoshima-Chūō		Ibusuki Makurazaki Line		Nakamyō towards Makurazaki

Location
Sesekushi Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Sesekushi Station Sesekushi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sesekushi Station (瀬々串駅, Sesekushi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 20.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Ibusuki and Makurazaki
2	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō

Former station building demolished in 2008
Platform

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the then Ibusuki Line (指宿線) from Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima-Chūō to Goino on 7 December 1930. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south, with Seskushi opening on 20 May 1934. On 31 October 1963, the line which served the station was renamed the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 226th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 226
Kagoshima City Sesekushi Elementary School
Sesekushi Post office

References

^ ^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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "瀬々串駅" [Sesekushi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ 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. p. 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. p. 51. ISBN 9784107900302.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.