Tsurumaru Station
Tsurumaru Station 鶴丸駅 | |||||
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 Platform of Tsurumaru Station in 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Tsurumaru, Yūsui, Aira, Kagoshima （鹿児島県姶良郡湧水町鶴丸） Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°01′50″N 130°44′54″E / 32.030664°N 130.748442°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kitto Line | ||||
| Distance | 59.0 from km from Miyakonojō | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 February 1958 | ||||
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Tsurumaru Station (鶴丸駅, Tsurumaru-eki) is a train station in Yūsui, Aira District, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 59.0 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.[3]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building at this unstaffed station, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The access road is at a higher level than the station platform which is accessed by going down a short flight of steps. A bike shed is provided at the station entrance.[2][4][5]
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitto Line | ||||
| Kyōmachi Onsen | Local | Yoshimatsu | ||
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 February 1958 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kitto Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3][6]
Nearby places
- National Route 268
- Tsurumaru Onsen
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "鶴丸" [Tsurumaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ a b 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, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
- ^ 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. 47, 84. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ "鉄道のいろいろ-JR吉都線-全駅を訪ねて-鶴丸駅編" [Various stations - JR Kitto Line Visit to all stations - Tsurumaru Station page]. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ 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. 778. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
- Tsurumaru (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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