Tsurumaru Station

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Tsurumaru Station

鶴丸駅
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Platform of Tsurumaru Station in 2009
LocationTsurumaru, Yūsui, Aira, Kagoshima
(鹿児島県姶良郡湧水町鶴丸)
Japan
Coordinates32°01′50″N 130°44′54″E / 32.030664°N 130.748442°E / 32.030664; 130.748442Coordinates: 32°01′50″N 130°44′54″E / 32.030664°N 130.748442°E / 32.030664; 130.748442
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kitto Line
Distance59.0 from km from Miyakonojō
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 February 1958 (1958-02-01)
Location
Tsurumaru Station is located in Japan
Tsurumaru Station
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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "鶴丸" [Tsurumaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  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.
  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.
  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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