Tsurumaru Station

Tsurumaru Station

鶴丸駅
Tsurumaru Station; 鶴丸駅
	Platform of Tsurumaru Station in 2009
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°ECoordinates: 32°01′50″N 130°44′54″E / 32.030664°N 130.748442°E
Operated by	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
Disabled access	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 February 1958
Location
	Tsurumaru Station Location within Japan

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

References[]

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "鶴丸" [Tsurumaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 778. ISBN 4533029809.

External links[]

Tsurumaru (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "鶴丸" [Tsurumaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[imao-3] Jump up to: ^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-4] 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.

[5] "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.

[teishajo2-6] 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 778. ISBN 4533029809.

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