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Kumanojō Station

Railway station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Kagoshima Main LineDistance351.8 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 June 1914 (1914-06-01)PassengersFY2020349 dailyRank254th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kobanchaya towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Sendai towards Mojikō

Location
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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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[1]

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

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō for Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Sendai

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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Surrounding area

Reimei Junior and Senior High School

References

^ ^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.
^ "隈之城駅" [Kumanojō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.