Ōsumi-Natsui Station

Ōsumi-Natsui Station 大隅夏井駅
Station building
General information
Location	Shibushi-cho Natsui, Shibushi-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-7101 Japan
Coordinates	31°28′11.27″N131°8′10.45″E / 31.4697972°N 131.1362361°E / 31.4697972; 131.1362361
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nichinan Line
Distance	84.5 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	No
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1935 (1935-04-15)
Passengers
FY2015	1 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Fukushima-Takamatsu towards Minami-Miyazaki Nichinan Line Shibushi Terminus
Location Ōsumi-Natsui Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Ōsumi-Natsui Station Ōsumi-Natsui Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ōsumi-Natsui Station (大隅夏井駅, Ōsumi-Natsui-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line. ^{[1] [2]}

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 84.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki. ^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one track at grade. It has a small concrete station building that was constructed shortly after the war, and it still exists as a waiting area even after the station became untaffed. ^{[2] [3]}

Platforms

1

■ Nichinan Line

for Shibushi or Miyazaki

Gallery

• 
  Station sign

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened Ōsumi-Natsui Station on 15 April 1935. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. Freight operations were discontinued in 1959 and baggage handling in 1962. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. ^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1 passenger per day.

Surrounding area

• Nichinan Kaigan Quasi-National Park Daguri Cape

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "大隅夏井駅" [Ōsumi-Natsui Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
3. 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. 55, 96. ISBN   9784062951661.
4. 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. pp. 21, 62–3. ISBN   9784107900302.

External links

Media related to Ōsumi-Natsui Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ōsumi-Natsui Station (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)