Ōsumi-Natsui Station

Railway station in Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Nichinan LineDistance84.5 km from Minami-MiyazakiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeAccessibleNoOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 April 1935 (1935-04-15)PassengersFY20151 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Fukushima-Takamatsu towards Minami-Miyazaki		Nichinan Line		Shibushi Terminus

Location
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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 unmanned.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

■ 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

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "大隅夏井駅" [Ōsumi-Natsui Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 May 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. 55, 96. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ 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.