is a passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan. It is operated by

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and is on the

Nippō Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Also known as the Fukuhoku Nippo Line, The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, K ...

Lines

The station is served by the

and is located 443.3 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of a

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serving a single track on a low embankment set in a largely residential area. The station building is a simple modern, functional, structure with a canvas roof situated at the base of the embankment and which once housed a kiosk and ticket window but which has since become unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and

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card readers are provided. There is no waiting area. Next to the station building, a short flight of steps leads up to the platform. Parking is available at the station forecourt. To one side is a large brick-paved plaza where bike sheds have been installed. File:Kinko station plathome.jpg, A view of the platform.

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 3 March 1986 by

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(JNR) as an additional station on the exiting track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Kinkō would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 451 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 245th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Nearby places

*Aira City Kajiki Elementary School *Aira City Kinkō Elementary School

References

External links

Kinkō (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986 Railway stations in Kagoshima Prefecture Aira, Kagoshima {{Kagoshima-railstation-stub