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Kumanojō Station 隈之城駅
Kumanojō Station
General information
Location	Kumanojocho, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 895-0041 Japan
Coordinates	31°47′32.63″N 130°18′25.69″E / 31.7923972°N 130.3071361°E / 31.7923972; 130.3071361
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	351.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1914 (1914-06-01)
Passengers
FY2020	349 daily
Rank	254th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kobanchayatowards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Sendaitowards Mojikō
Location Kumanojō StationLocation within Kagoshima PrefectureShow map of Kagoshima PrefectureKumanojō StationKumanojō Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Kumanojō Station (隈之城駅, Kumanojō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 351.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks. It has a small station building modeled after a castle and a footbridge.

Platforms

• Waiting Room
• Platform

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 June 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 349 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 254th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

• Reimei Junior and Senior High School

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. "隈之城駅" [Kumanojō 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.

External links

Media related to Kumanojō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kumanojō Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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