Ushinohama Station

Ushinohama Station

  • 牛ノ浜駅
  • うしのはま
Ushinohama Station building and footbridge in 2007
Station building and overpass in 2007
General information
LocationOkawa, Akune-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-1741
Japan
Coordinates31°58′27″N 130°12′25″E / 31.9742794°N 130.2068384°E / 31.9742794; 130.2068384[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened15 October 1922 (1922-10-15)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Location
Ushinohama Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Ushinohama Station
Ushinohama Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Ushinohama Station is located in Japan
Ushinohama Station
Ushinohama Station
Ushinohama Station (Japan)
Map

Ushinohama Station (牛ノ浜駅, Ushinohama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[5][6] It is located 92.2 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms at street level connected by a footbridge. During the JNR era, the station was staffed and a single-story wooden station building stood where "Mensho Fukunaga" currently stands, and a freight siding and freight platform were located in what is now the vacant lot on the seaward side of Yatsushiro to handle cargo such as seafood and vegetables. However, the station became unattended in 1970, and the freight siding and freight platform were removed, and the station building was demolished around 1985. In 1987, a udon and soba restaurant operated directly by JR Kyushu, called "Makuragicaya," was built on the site of the former station building, but it closed down when the two companies separated in March 2004. After that, the former store site was occupied by "Mensho Fukunaga Ushinohama Branch" in April 2004, but it also closed on May 31, 2015 due to the deterioration of the store. It was demolished and removed in April 2016, leaving the site vacant.

  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms
  • Series 100 train at platform
    Series 100 train at platform

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Akune – Satsuma Ohkawa
Rapid Express Ocean Liner Satsuma: Does not stop at this station

History

Ushinohama Station was opened on 15 October 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 28 people. [7]

Surrounding area

The station premises are immediately adjacent to the East China Sea (Ushinohama Scenic Area), and the view from the station is so good that you can see the whole of Ushinohama, and it has been known as one of the scenic spots since the days of the Japanese National Railways.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Node: Ushinohama (1928524000)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "牛ノ浜駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "牛ノ浜駅" [Ushinohama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  6. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  7. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.