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]

Nukumi Station

生見駅
Kyushu Railway Company
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 Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Maenohama Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Satsuma-Imaizumi
towards Makurazaki
Location
Nukumi Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Nukumi Station
Nukumi Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Nukumi Station is located in Japan
Nukumi Station
Nukumi Station
Nukumi Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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

Surrounding area

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  • Nukumi Beach

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. ^ "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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