| Ryūgamizu Station | |
| Native Name: | 竜ヶ水駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | Yoshino-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 892-0871 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Nippō Main Line |
| Distance: | 455.7 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 4 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2015 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Ryūgamizu Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1]
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 455.7 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade, connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is unattended.[2] [3]
The station was opened by theJapanese Government Railways (JGR) on 7 August 1915. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The area around the station is surrounded by the mountains and the coastline of Kinko Bay, and there is no flat land. There are several gas stations and restaurants under the tracks, and it is a rest stop on Japan National Route 10, which runs parallel to the Nippō Main Line. Most of the residents of the former Ryugasui village were relocated due to a heavy rain disaster, and now there are only a few houses scattered around the area, with almost no residents still living there.