Yoshimatsu Station (吉松駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Yūsui, Aira District, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 86.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro. It is also the terminus of the 61.6 kilometer Kitto Line to Miyakonojō.

Layout

The station consists of one island platform with two tracks at grade. The station building and the platform can be accessed via a footbridge on the north side. Adjacent to the station building, there is a side platform that is no longer in use. The current station building (second generation) is a two-story reinforced concrete building with a waiting area, ticket gate, and ticket office on the first floor. The previous (first generation) station building was made of wood. There is a waiting area outside the ticket gate, which has a tatami room with a hearth, and an upright piano was installed on March 11, 2017 through a street piano project conducted by volunteers in Kagoshima Prefecture. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 5 September 1903 in conjunction with the extension of the Kagoshima Line from Yokogawa Station (currently Osumi Yokogawa Station) to this station. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Nishi Kobayashi came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Yamano Line was abolished on 1 February 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily

Surrounding area