Minami-Kagoshima Station

Minami-Kagoshima Station (南鹿児島駅, Minami-Kagoshima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Minami-Kagoshima Station 南鹿児島駅
Minami-Kagoshima Station
General information
Location	27-18 Minamikōrimotochō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0069 Japan
Coordinates	31°33′19.40″N 130°32′38.39″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	3.5 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1944 (1944-10-01)
Passengers
FY2020	461 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kōrimoto towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Usuki towards Makurazaki
Location Minami-Kagoshima Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Minami-Kagoshima Station Minami-Kagoshima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 3.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Ibusuki and Makurazaki
2	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō

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  Exit Gate
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  Platform

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened this station on 1 October 1944. On 31 October 1963, the line which served the station was renamed the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. 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.^[3][4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1214 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 120th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Shigakukan Junior High School & High School
• Shigakukan University
• Minami Junior High School
• Kagoshima Women's Junior College

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
2. "南鹿児島駅" [Minami-Kagoshima Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 51. ISBN 9784107900302.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Minami-Kagoshima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Minami-Kagoshima Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)