Tsurumaru Station
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JR KyushuTsurumaru Station 鶴丸駅  | |||||||||||
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 Platform of Tsurumaru Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tsurumaru, Yūsui-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima-ken 899-6101 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°01′50″N 130°44′54″E / 32.030664°N 130.748442°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Kitto Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 59.0 from km from Miyakonojō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 February 1958 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2013 | 79 daily | ||||||||||
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Tsurumaru Station (鶴丸駅, Tsurumaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yūsui, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
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]
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]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers per day.
Nearby places
- Japan National Route 268
- Tsurumaru Onsen
