Numakubo Station

Summary

Numakubo Station (沼久保駅, Numakubo-eki) is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is noted for its view of Mount Fuji, which has inspired a number of poets. Opposite the station is a stone monument with a poem by Kyoshi Takahama, composed on this location.

Numakubo Station

沼久保駅
JR Numakubo Station
General information
Location1065 Numakubo, Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°11′58″N 138°35′04″E / 35.19944°N 138.58444°E / 35.19944; 138.58444
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Minobu Line
Distance16.9 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedAugust 15, 1929
Passengers
FY20176 daily
Location
Numakubo Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Numakubo Station
Numakubo Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Numakubo Station is located in Japan
Numakubo Station
Numakubo Station
Numakubo Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Numakubo Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 16.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout edit

Numakubo Station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The platform has a small wooden shelter, but there is no station building. The station is unattended and has automated ticket machines and an automated turnstile.

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Nishi-Fujinomiya   Local   Shibakawa

History edit

Numakubo Station was opened on August 15, 1929 as part of the original Minobu Line. It came under control of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after the end of World War II. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 7 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links edit

  Media related to Numakubo Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • (in Japanese) Minobu Line station information