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By 1927, another track from Yatsushiro through to Kagoshima had been built and this was now designated as part of the Kagoshima Main Line. The track from Yatsushiro through Hitoyoshi to Kagoshima was thus redesignated as the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927.
With the privatization of
railway station
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on the Hisatsu Line
The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Yatsushiro on the Kagoshima Main Line to Hayato station, Kirishima, Kagoshima , Kirishima on the Nippo Main Line. Fro ...
and Yunomae Line in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
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, Japan
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, operated by Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan. It formerly operated the Beetle (JR Kyushu), Beetle hydrofoil service across th ...
(JR Kyushu) and Kumagawa Railroad.
The name of the Yunomae Line station is officially , which was renamed from Hitoyoshi Station on April 1, 2009.
Lines
Hitoyoshi Station is served by theHisatsu Line
The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Yatsushiro on the Kagoshima Main Line to Hayato station, Kirishima, Kagoshima , Kirishima on the Nippo Main Line. Fro ...
. It is also one terminus of the Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line.
Adjacent stations
History
The station was opened on 1 June 1908 byJapanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national rail transport, railway system directly operated by the until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Railways Group.
Name
The English name "Japanese ...
(JGR) as the southern terminus of a track from which was designated as the Hitoyoshi Main Line on 12 October 1909. Shortly thereafter, the track was linked up with the then Kagoshima Line, which had reached north from through Kokubu (now ) to . Through traffic was established from in the north of Kyushu to in the south. The entire stretch of track from MojikÅ through Yatsushiro, Hitoyoshi, Kokubu to Kagoshima was redesignated as the Kagoshima Main Line on 21 November 1909.
By 1927, another track from Yatsushiro through to Kagoshima had been built and this was now designated as part of the Kagoshima Main Line. The track from Yatsushiro through Hitoyoshi to Kagoshima was thus redesignated as the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927.
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
See also
* List of railway stations in JapanReferences
External links
* Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909 Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto {{Kumamoto-railstation-stub