Makurazaki Line

Nansatsu Railway Makurazaki Line
Nansatsu SL-2 1
Nansatsu Railway Locomotive No. 2
(Kaseda Bus Terminal)
Overview
Native name南薩鉄道枕崎線
StatusClosed
OwnerNansatsu Railway
Termini
Stations23
Service
TypeRegional rail
Rolling stockKiha 100, Kiha 300, DD1200
History
Opened1 April 1914 (1914-04-01) (Ijūin to Izaku)
10 May 1914 (1914-05-10) (Izaku to Kaseda)
10 March 1931 (1931-03-10) (Kaseda to Makurazaki)
Closed18 March 1984 (1984-03-18)
Technical
Line length49.6 km (30.8 mi)
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationNone
Makurazaki Line
km
Kagoshima
0.214
Ijūin
Ōta tunnel
352 m
4.424
Kami-Hioki
7.878
Hioki
10.646
Yoshitoshi
12.765
Nagayoshi
16.114
Fukiagehama
17.005
Satsumako
18.155
Izaku
19.986
Minami-
Fukiagehama
22.675
Kita-Tabuse
24.603
Minami-Tabuse
26.676
Ata
Chiran Line (
closed
1965
)
Manose River
Bansei Line (
closed
1962
)
28.961
Kaseda
Kaseda tunnel
322 m
31.035
Kami-Kaseda
32.393
Uchiyamada
33.818
Kami-Uchiyamada
36.385
Higo
38.925
Tsunuki
40.335
Kami-Tsunuki
41.515
Satsuma-Kukino
44.288
Kinzan
47.638
Kago
49.568
Makurazaki
km

The Makurazaki Line (枕崎線, Makurazaki-sen) was a railway line operated by Nansatsu Railway (南薩鉄道, Nansatsu Tetsudō). It ran between Ijūin Station and Makurazaki Station in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.