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Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Usuki Station
宇宿駅Kyushu Railway Company
Usuki Station
General information
LocationUsuki 3-chome, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 890-0073
Japan
Coordinates31°32′38.99″N 130°32′10.90″E / 31.5441639°N 130.5363611°E / 31.5441639; 130.5363611
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance4.9 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)
Passengers
FY20201013 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Minami-Kagoshimatowards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Taniyamatowards Makurazaki
Location
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Usuki Station (宇宿駅, Usuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. The station appears in the manga Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club by Kōji Kumeta.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 4.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform. The station is unattended.

  • Platform Platform

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1986. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1013 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 134th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

  • Kagoshima City Tram Wakita Station
  • The Sakuragaokaapartment complex
  • Kagoshima University Medical And Dental Hospital

See also

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. "宇宿駅駅" [Usuki 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. 222. 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. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 51. ISBN 9784107900302.
  6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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Stations of the JR Kyushu Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
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