Ijūin Station

Ijūin Station (伊集院駅, Ijūin-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Ijūin Station 伊集院駅
Ijūin Station, May 2018
General information
Location	Ijuincho Tokushige, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2502 Japan
Coordinates	31°37′47.65″N 130°23′46.89″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	378.0 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 October 1913 (1913-10-11)
Passengers
FY2020	1997 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Satsuma-Matsumoto towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Higashi-Ichiki towards Mojikō
Location Ijūin Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Ijūin Station Ijūin Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 378.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[1]

Layout

The station is an hashigami-style elevated station building over a single island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Sendai
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō

• 
  exit gate
• 
  Platform
• 
  former station building

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 11 October 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1997 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 72nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Ichiuji Castle
• Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro
• Ijūin Junior High School
• Hioki City Library
• Ijūin High School

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. "伊集院駅" [Ijūin 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. 218. 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Ijūin Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ijuin Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)