Timetable information
Weekday departures: 84/day · Sat & holiday departures: 84/day
First / last departure (weekday): 4:55 / 23:45
Busiest hour: 17:00–18:00 (7)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Adjacent stations
- Ibusuki Makurazaki Line: Minami-Kagoshima ⇄ Taniyama (JR Kyushu)
Location
History
Usuki Station opened on 1 December 1986 as a Japanese National Railways stop on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line, initially unstaffed. With the 1 April 1987 privatisation the station passed to JR Kyushu. Platform length was extended from 90 m to 120 m in March 1990 in line with a timetable revision, and the station became staffed on 18 March 2006. SUGOCA service began on 1 December 2012. On 30 May 2020 the station was returned to unstaffed status after the Smart Support Station remote-assistance system "ANSWER" was introduced.
Notes
The station appears in Kōji Kumeta's manga Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: User:Sakoppi · CC BY 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-22