Nakafukura Station

Railway station in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

31°48′50″N 130°43′58″E / 31.81389°N 130.73278°E / 31.81389; 130.73278Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s) Hisatsu LineDistance114.4 km from YatsushiroPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 February 1958; 66 years ago (1958-02-01)Passengers20165 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kareigawa towards Yatsushiro		Hisatsu Line		Hyōkiyama towards Hayato

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

Nakafukura Station (中福良駅, Nakafukura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Hayato neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.^[1]^[2]

Lines

Nakafukura Station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 114.4 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.^[3]

Layout

The station has a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.^[3]^[2]

History

The station was opened on 1 February 1958. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 477
Kirishima City Nakafukura Elementary School
Nakafukura Community Center

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "中福良駅" [Nakafukura Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 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. 62, 92. 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. p. 49. ISBN 9784107900302.