Yamakawa Station

Yamakawa Station

山川駅
Yamakawa Station
General information
LocationYamakawa Narikawa, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0516
Japan
Coordinates31°12′40.90″N 130°37′47.32″E / 31.2113611°N 130.6298111°E / 31.2113611; 130.6298111
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance50.0 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 March 1936 (1936-03-25)
Passengers
FY2015188 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station
Ibusuki Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Ōyama
towards Makurazaki
Location
Yamakawa Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Yamakawa Station
Yamakawa Station (Japan)

Yamakawa Station (山川駅, Yamakawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. A monument at the station proclaims it to be the southernmost conventional staffed railway station in Japan.