Nukumi Station

Nukumi Station 生見駅
Nukumi Station in 2019
General information
Location	2797 Kiire Nukumi-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 891-0206 Japan
Coordinates	31°18′25.97″N 130°34′39.85″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	35.0 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 December 1934 (1934-12-19)
Passengers
FY2018	113 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Maenohama towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Satsuma-Imaizumi towards Makurazaki
Location Nukumi Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Nukumi Station Nukumi Station (Japan) Show map of 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

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  Platform
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  Former station building in 2005

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

Media related to Nukumi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nukumi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)