is a railway station in the Usuki area of the city of

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, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The station is on the

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of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station is at ground level, and has one

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serving one track. The station is staffed by an employee of a wholly owned subsidiary of the railway. Usuki is about 5 km from

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in the center of Kagoshima. Near Usuki Station are several facilities. Among them are *Wakida Station, a stop on the Taniyama Line of the Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau *The Sakuragaoka

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apartment complex *A shopping arcade, a mall and various other retail outlets, including

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and

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stores *The local JA branch *

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Medical And Dental Hospital The station appears in the manga '' Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club'' by

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Adjacent stations

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Station Information (JR Kyūshū)Usuki Station timetable
JR Kyushu {{Ibusuki_Makurazaki_Line Railway stations in Kagoshima Prefecture Stations of Kyushu Railway Company

Adjacent stations

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