Nigatsuden Station

Nigatsuden Station

二月田駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Nigatsuden Station in 2005
General information
Location147 Jūchō, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0402
Japan
Coordinates31°15′15.28″N 130°37′48.21″E / 31.2542444°N 130.6300583°E / 31.2542444; 130.6300583
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance43.4 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 December 1934 (1934-12-19)
Passengers
FY2020318 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Miyagahama
towards Kagoshima-Chūō
 Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Ibusuki
towards Makurazaki
Location
Nigatsuden Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Nigatsuden Station
Nigatsuden Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Nigatsuden Station is located in Japan
Nigatsuden Station
Nigatsuden Station
Nigatsuden Station (Japan)
Map

Nigatsuden Station (二月田駅, Nigatsuden-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 43.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. The wooden station building is old, and some of the six old rails supporting the platform roof are engraved with marks indicating that they were manufactured by Deutsche Krupp (now ThyssenKrupp) in the early 1900s. It is an unattended station

  • Platform
    Platform
  • Station sign
    Station sign

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 is 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 318 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 270th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

  • Ibusuki City Hall
  • Ibusuki City Yanagida Elementary School
  • Ibusuki Summary Court

See also

References

  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. ^ "二月田駅" [Nigatsuden 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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