Kagoshima-Chūō Station

鹿児島中央駅
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station in October 2020
Japanese name
Shinjitai鹿児島中央駅
Kyūjitai鹿兒島中央驛
Hiraganaかごしまちゅうおうえき
General information
Location1-1 Chūō-chō, Kagoshima City
Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates31°35′01″N 130°32′30″E / 31.583667°N 130.541722°E / 31.583667; 130.541722
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
History
Opened11 October 1913 (1913-10-11)
Previous namesTake (until 1927); Nishi-Kagoshima (until 2004)
Passengers
FY201619,842 daily
Rank3rd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Terminus Kyūshū Shinkansen Sendai
towards Hakata
Location
Kagoshima-Chūō Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima-Chūō Station is located in Kyushu
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station (Kyushu)
Kagoshima-Chūō Station is located in Japan
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station (Japan)

Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅, Kagoshima-Chūō-eki, Kagoshima Central Station) is a major railway station in Kagoshima, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the main railway terminal serving Kagoshima, the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen, and is located on the Kagoshima Main Line and Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line. It is also the southernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway terminal in Japan.

Before the Kyushu Shinkansen opened in 2004, the station was called Nishi-Kagoshima Station (西鹿児島駅, Nishi-Kagoshima-eki, West Kagoshima Station).

In fiscal year 2016, the station was used by an average of 19,842 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked third among the busiest JR Kyushu stations.[1]

Nishi-Kagoshima station in 1959

History

Kagoshima-Chūō initially opened on October 11, 1913 as Take Station (武駅, Take-eki) on the Sendai Line.[2][3] On December 17, 1915, the adjacent Take Ekimae tram stop (武駅前停留所) opened.[4]

Take Station changed its name to Nishi-Kagoshima Station (西鹿児島駅) on October 17, 1927,[2] with the Take Ekimae tram stop being renamed Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop (西鹿児島駅前停留所) on August 7, 1928.[4]

On March 13, 2004, Nishi-Kagoshima Station was renamed Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅),[2] and Kyushu Shinkansen services began between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chūō. The Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop was renamed the Kagoshima-Chuo Ekimae tram stop (鹿児島中央駅前停留所).[4]

Lines

Kagoshima-Chūō Station is served by the following JR Kyushu lines:

The Kyushu Shinkansen tracks and platforms are perpendicular to the Kagoshima Main and Ibusuki-Makurazaki tracks and platforms.

Platforms

1  Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line for Goino, Ibusuki, and Yamakawa
2-4  Kagoshima Main Line for Ijūin, Kushikino, and Sendai
 Nippō Main Line for Kagoshima, Hayato, and Miyazaki
 Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line for Goino, Ibusuki, and Yamakawa
5/6  Kagoshima Main Line for Ijūin, Kushikino, and Sendai
 Nippō Main Line for Kagoshima, Hayato, and Miyazaki
11-14  Kyushu Shinkansen for Kumamoto, Hakata, and Shin-Osaka

Trains

Limited Express trains

Liner and Rapid trains

  • Nanohana - Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
  • Ocean Liner Satsuma - Kagoshima Main Line

Adjacent stations

Service
Kagoshima Main Line
Terminus   Limited Express Kirishima   Kagoshima
Ijūin   Rapid Ocean Liner Satsuma   Terminus
Hiroki   Local   Kagoshima
Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Terminus   Limited Express Ibusuki no Tamatebako   Kiire
Terminus   Local
Rapid Nanohana
  Kōrimoto

Ekiben

Kagoshima-Chūō Ekimae tram stop

Surrounding areas

See also

References

  1. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 『日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12 九州』 p.51 Shinchosha
  3. JR九州新幹線、鹿児島線、指宿枕崎線、鹿児島中央駅(九州の駅ゆったり紀行) Archived 2013-02-18 at archive.today(in Japanese) - Nishinihon Shinbun
  4. 1 2 3 『日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12 九州』 p.52 Shinchosha
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