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.[1][2]The station appears in the manga Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club by Kōji Kumeta.
Usuki Station 宇宿駅  | |||||||||||
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 Usuki Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Usuki 3-chome, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 890-0073 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°32′38.99″N 130°32′10.90″E / 31.5441639°N 130.5363611°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.9 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1986 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1013 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 4.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
editThis is an above-ground station with one side platform. The station is unattended.
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Platform
History
editThe 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.[3][4][5]
Passenger statistics
editIn 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.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Kagoshima City Tram Wakita Station
- The Sakuragaokaapartment complex
- Kagoshima University Medical And Dental Hospital
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "宇宿駅駅" [Usuki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Usuki Station (Kagoshima) at Wikimedia Commons
- Usuki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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