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Kumanojō Station

Kumanojō Station

隈之城駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kumanojō Station
General information
LocationKumanojocho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 895-0041
Japan
Coordinates31°47′32.63″N 130°18′25.69″E / 31.7923972°N 130.3071361°E / 31.7923972; 130.3071361
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line
Distance351.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1914 (1914-06-01)
Passengers
FY2020349 daily
Rank254th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kobanchaya
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Sendai
towards Mojikō
Location
Kumanojō Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kumanojō Station
Kumanojō Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Kumanojō Station is located in Japan
Kumanojō Station
Kumanojō Station
Kumanojō Station (Japan)
Map

Kumanojō Station (隈之城駅, Kumanojō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 351.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[1]

Layout

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The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks. It has a small station building modeled after a castle and a footbridge.

Platforms

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1   Kagoshima Main Line for Kagoshima-Chūō
for Sendai
2   Kagoshima Main Line for Sendai

History

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The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 June 1914. 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

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 349 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 254th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Reimei Junior and Senior High School

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "隈之城駅" [Kumanojō 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.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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