Kiire Station

Kiire Station (喜入駅, Kiire-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Kiire Station 喜入駅
Kiire Station in 2018
General information
Location	Kiire-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0203 Japan
Coordinates	31°22′17.27″N 130°32′19.95″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	26.6 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 May 1934 (1934-05-20)
Passengers
FY2020	461 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Nakamyō towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Maenohama towards Makurazaki
Location Kiire Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Kiire Station Kiire Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 26.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. There is also one non-operational storage track connected to the main line by a crossing switch near Kagoshima-Chuo, which is mainly used for storing maintenance vehicles, where trains can be exchanged. The station is unattended.^{[citation needed]}

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
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  Station signage

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the then Ibusuki Line (指宿線) from Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima-Chūō to Goino on 7 December 1930. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south, with Kiire opening as the new southern terminus on 20 May 1934. It became a through-station on 19 December 1934 when the track was further extended to Ibusuki. 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 461 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 226th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Kagoshima City Hall Kiire Branch (formerly Kiire Town Hall)
• Kagoshima City Kiire Elementary School
• Kagoshima City Kiire Junior 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. "喜入駅" [Kiire 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 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Kiire Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kiire Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)