Ushinohama Station

Ushinohama Station (牛ノ浜駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Lines
The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 92.2 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.

Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms at street level connected by a footbridge. During the JNR era, the station was staffed and a single-story wooden station building stood where "Mensho Fukunaga" currently stands, and a freight siding and freight platform were located in what is now the vacant lot on the seaward side of Yatsushiro to handle cargo such as seafood and vegetables. However, the station became unattended in 1970, and the freight siding and freight platform were removed, and the station building was demolished around 1985. In 1987, a udon and soba restaurant operated directly by JR Kyushu, called "Makuragicaya," was built on the site of the former station building, but it closed down when the two companies separated in March 2004. After that, the former store site was occupied by "Mensho Fukunaga Ushinohama Branch" in April 2004, but it also closed on May 31, 2015 due to the deterioration of the store. It was demolished and removed in April 2016, leaving the site vacant.

History
Ushinohama Station was opened on 15 October 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics
The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 28 people.

Surrounding area
The station premises are immediately adjacent to the East China Sea (Ushinohama Scenic Area), and the view from the station is so good that you can see the whole of Ushinohama, and it has been known as one of the scenic spots since the days of the Japanese National Railways.