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Ryūgamizu Station

Coordinates: 31°38′50.53″N 130°36′14.68″E / 31.6473694°N 130.6040778°E / 31.6473694; 130.6040778
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Ryūgamizu Station

竜ヶ水駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ryūgamizu Station (August 2023)
General information
LocationYoshino-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 892-0871
Japan
Coordinates31°38′50.53″N 130°36′14.68″E / 31.6473694°N 130.6040778°E / 31.6473694; 130.6040778
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nippō Main Line
Distance455.7 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 August 1915 (1915-08-07)
Passengers
FY20154 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shigetomi
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Kagoshima
towards Kokura
Location
Ryūgamizu Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Ryūgamizu Station
Ryūgamizu Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Ryūgamizu Station is located in Japan
Ryūgamizu Station
Ryūgamizu Station
Ryūgamizu Station (Japan)
Map

Ryūgamizu Station (竜ヶ水駅, Ryūgamizu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 455.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade, connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is unattended.[2][3]

Platforms

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1   Nippō Main Line for Hayato, Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
2   Nippō Main Line for Kagoshima and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

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The station was opened by theJapanese Government Railways (JGR) on 7 August 1915. 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.[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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The area around the station is surrounded by the mountains and the coastline of Kinko Bay, and there is no flat land. There are several gas stations and restaurants under the tracks, and it is a rest stop on Japan National Route 10, which runs parallel to the Nippō Main Line. Most of the residents of the former Ryugasui village were relocated due to a heavy rain disaster, and now there are only a few houses scattered around the area, with almost no residents still living there.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "竜ヶ水駅" [Ryūgamizu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9, 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. pp. 761–2. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ 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. 59. ISBN 9784107900302.
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