is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the city of Shibushi,

Kagoshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,527,019 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 9,187 Square kilometre, km2 (3,547 Square m ...

, Japan. It is operated by

JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan. It formerly operated the Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait be ...

and is on the

Nichinan Line The is a railway line in south-eastern Kyushu, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Minami-Miyazaki Station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki to Shibushi Station in Shibushi, Kagoshima. History The Miyazaki Prefectural Gover ...

Lines

The station is served by the

and is located 84.5 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of a single

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

serving one track at grade. It has a small concrete station building that was constructed shortly after the war, and it still exists as a waiting area even after the station became untaffed.

Platforms

Gallery

file:Nameplate of Osumi-natui Station.jpg, Station sign

History

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national rail transport, railway system directly operated by the until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Railways Group. Name The English name "Japanese ...

(JGR) had opened Ōsumi-Natsui Station on 15 April 1935. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. Freight operations were discontinued in 1959 and baggage handling in 1962. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1 passenger per day.

Surrounding area

Nichinan Kaigan Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park on the coast of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 1 June 1955 and has an area of . See also * List of national parks of Japan and of Japan are places of scenic beauty that are ...

Daguri Cape

References

External links

Ōsumi-Natsui Station (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Railway stations in Kagoshima Prefecture Shibushi, Kagoshima {{Kagoshima-railstation-stub