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Railway station in Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Goryō Station
御領駅Kyushu Railway Company
Goryō Station in 2018
General information
LocationEichō Goryō, Minamikyūshū-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0703
Japan
Coordinates31°15′7.42″N 130°28′7.49″E / 31.2520611°N 130.4687472°E / 31.2520611; 130.4687472
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance70.4 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 1963 (1963-10-31)
Passengers
FY20150.3 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Nishi-Eitowards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Ishikakitowards Makurazaki
Location
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Goryō Station (御領駅, Goryō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 70.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. There is no station building.

History

The station was opened on 31 October 1963 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line, when the line was extended from Saijo Station to Makurazaki Station to become the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. On this day, Ishigaki Station, Suisegawa Station, Sagaokawa Station, Matsugaura Station, Satsuma Shioya Station, Shirasawa Station, Satsuma Itashiki Station, and Makurazaki Station were also opened. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 0.3 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Minamikyushu Municipal Kudama Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. "御領駅" [Goryō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

External links

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Stations of the JR Kyushu Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
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