Maenohama Station

Maenohama Station (宮ヶ浜駅, Maenohama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Maenohama Station 前之浜駅
Maenohama Station
General information
Location	8080 Kiire Maenohama-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken, 891-0205 Japan
Coordinates	31°20′35.84″N 130°33′25.92″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	30.4 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 December 1934 (1934-12-19)
Passengers
FY2018	148 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kiire towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Nukumi towards Makurazaki
Location Nukumi Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Nukumi Station Nukumi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 30.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. It is an unattended station.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms

1	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Ibusuki, Yamakawa and Makurazaki
2	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Kiire and Kagoshima-Chūō

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  Sign
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  Platform

History

The station was opened on 19 December 1934 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) . On 31 October 1961 with the name of the line was changed to the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 148 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• National Route 226
• Kagoshima City Maenohama Elementary Schoo

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. "宮ヶ浜駅" [Maenohama 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.

External links

Media related to Maenohama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Maenohama Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)