Kami-Ijūin Station

Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

er 2019}} ■ Kagoshima Main LineDistance385.7km from MojikōPlatforms1 side + 1island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 11, 1913 (1913-10-11)PassengersFY20201501 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Hiroki towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Satsuma-Matsumoto towards Mojikō

Location
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Satsuma-Matsumoto Station Satsuma-Matsumoto Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 385.7 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[1]

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and one island platform; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station building on the platform is connected to the platform by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

Inside the station building
Platforms from footbridge

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 11 October 1913 as Manjuishi Station (饅頭石駅) on the Sendai Line. The Line was renamed the Sendai Main Line in 1924 and became part of the Kagoshima Main Line in 1927. The station name was changed to its present name on 15 December 1949. In 1985 Shoyo High School opened near Kami-Ijuin Station, and the resulting increase in passenger numbers caused the station building to become too small, so it was replaced with the current building. 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 1501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 98th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

Kami-Ijuin Post Office
Kagoshima Prefectural Shoyo High School
Manjuishi

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "上伊集院駅" [Kami-Ijūin Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.