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Nigatsuden Station

Railway station in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Ibusuki Makurazaki LineDistance43.4 km from Kagoshima-ChūōPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened19 December 1934 (1934-12-19)PassengersFY2020318 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Miyagahama towards Kagoshima-Chūō		Ibusuki Makurazaki Line		Ibusuki towards Makurazaki

Location
Nigatsuden Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Nigatsuden Station Nigatsuden Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nigatsuden Station (二月田駅, Nigatsuden-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 43.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. The wooden station building is old, and some of the six old rails supporting the platform roof are engraved with marks indicating that they were manufactured by Deutsche Krupp (now ThyssenKrupp) in the early 1900s. It is an unattended station

Platform
Station sign

History

The station was opened on 19 December 1934 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) . On 31 October 1961 with the name of the line is changed to the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3]^[4] .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 318 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 270th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

Ibusuki City Hall
Ibusuki City Yanagida Elementary School
Ibusuki Summary Court

References

^ ^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5巻長崎佐賀エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "二月田駅" [Nigatsuden Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.