Numakubo Station

Numakubo Station 沼久保駅
JR Numakubo Station
Location
Prefecture	Shizuoka (See other stations in Shizuoka)
City	Fujinomiya
Neighborhood etc.	Numakubo
Postal Code	418-0036
(in Japanese)	静岡県富士宮市沼久保
History
Year opened	1929
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Statistics	28 passengers/day 2006

Numakubo Station (沼久保駅, Numakubo-eki^?) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is located 16.9 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Minobu Line at Fuji Station.

History

Numakubo Station was opened on August 15, 1929 as part of the original Minobu Line. It came under control of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after the end of World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Minobu Line

Layout

Numakubo Station consists of a single side platform for bi-directional traffic. The platform has a small wooden shelter, but there is no station building. The station is unmanned. The station is noted for its view of Mount Fuji, which has inspired a number of poets. Opposite the station is a stone monument with a poem by Kyoshi Takahama, composed on this location.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Minobu Line
Nishi-Fujinomiya		-	Shibakawa

External links

• (Japanese) Minobu Line station information

Coordinates: 35°11′58″N 138°35′04″E / 35.19944°N 138.58444°E / 35.19944; 138.58444