Makurazaki Station

Makurazaki Station 枕崎駅
Location
Prefecture	Kagoshima (See other stations in Kagoshima)
City	Makurazaki
Neighborhood etc.	Higashi-Honmachi
(in Japanese)	鹿児島県枕崎市東本町
History
Year opened	1931
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Ibusuki Makurazaki Line

Makurazaki Station (枕崎駅, Makurazaki-eki^?) is a train station located in Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1931.

Lines

• Kyushu Railway Company
  • Ibusuki Makurazaki Line

Layout

■Ibusuki Makurazaki Line

for Kagoshima-Chūō and Ibusuki

History

The station opened on March 10, 1931 when private Nansatsu Railway opened the line between Kaseda and Makurazaki. The station began to serve two lines when the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line of Japanese National Railways extended from Nishi-Ei to Makurazaki on October 31, 1963.^[1]

The operation of Nansatsu Line was suspended on June 21, 1983 due to a flood. The line was abandoned and officially closed on March 18, 1984. Only the Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line has served the station since then.^[1]

On May 1, 2006, the station was moved approximately 100 meters towards Kagoshima. The new station has single platform and no station building.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Satsuma-Itashiki		Local	Terminus

Nearby places

• Taiyo Market Store
• Makurazaki Port
• Makurazaki City Hall
• Makurazaki-Nagisa HotSpa

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} City of Makurazaki. "枕崎市 :: 観光・文化 :: 観光 :: 観光スポット(4/4)" (in Japanese). http://www.city.makurazaki.kagoshima.jp/sight/si_kanko_spot4.html. Retrieved July 8, 2010. 

Coordinates: 31°16′20″N 130°17′57″E / 31.2722°N 130.2993°E / 31.2722; 130.2993