Nukumi Station

Nukumi Station

生見駅
Nukumi Station in 2019
General information
Location2797 Kiire Nukumi-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 891-0206
Japan
Coordinates31°18′25.97″N 130°34′39.85″E / 31.3072139°N 130.5777361°E / 31.3072139; 130.5777361
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance35.0 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 December 1934 (1934-12-19)
Passengers
FY2018113 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station
Maenohama Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Satsuma-Imaizumi
towards Makurazaki
Location
Nukumi Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Nukumi Station
Nukumi Station (Japan)

Nukumi Station (生見駅, Nukumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 35.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one island platform and a level crossing. It is an unattended station and there is no station building, but only a small open-fronted weather shelter. There is one siding with a very short platform remaining, but this siding is used as a storage space for maintenance vehicles.

Platforms

1  Ibusuki Makurazaki Line for Ibusuki, Yamakawa and Makurazaki
2  Ibusuki Makurazaki Line for Kiire and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

The station was opened on 19 December 1934 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) . On 31 October 1961 with the name of the line was changed to the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 113 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Nukumi Beach

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "生見駅" [Nukumi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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