▁to ▁the ▁J R ▁Ky ush u ▁T ets ud ou ▁E ig you ▁Co ., ▁a ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁J R ▁Ky ush u ▁special ising ▁in ▁station ▁services . ▁It ▁staff s ▁the ▁ticket ▁window ▁which ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁Mid ori ▁no ▁Mad og uch i ▁facility . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁stations ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁private ▁Ky ush u ▁Railway ▁had , ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁through ▁ac quisition ▁and ▁its ▁own ▁expansion , ▁established ▁a ▁track ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁Ky ush u ▁Railway ▁was ▁national ised ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁Japanese ▁Government ▁Rail ways ▁( J GR ), ▁designated ▁the ▁track ▁as ▁the ▁H ō sh ū ▁Main ▁Line ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁expanded ▁it ▁south wards ▁in ▁phases . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁▁ ▁was ▁opened ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁southern ▁termin us ▁after ▁the ▁track ▁had ▁been ▁extended ▁south ▁from ▁. ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁T sur us aki ▁was ▁opened ▁as ▁an ▁intermediate ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁track . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁H ō sh ū ▁Main ▁Line ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁N ipp ō ▁Main ▁Line . ▁With ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁Japanese ▁National ▁Rail ways ▁( J NR ), ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁J GR , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 ,