Ryūgamizu Station

Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance455.7 km from KokuraPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened7 August 1915 (1915-08-07)PassengersFY20154 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Shigetomi towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Kagoshima towards Kokura

Location
Ryūgamizu Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Ryūgamizu Station Ryūgamizu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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

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

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

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.

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "竜ヶ水駅" [Ryūgamizu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.