Minami-Kagoshima Station

Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Ibusuki Makurazaki LineDistance3.5 km from Kagoshima-ChūōPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1944 (1944-10-01)PassengersFY2020461 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

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]

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

Exit Gate
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

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.
^ "南鹿児島駅" [Minami-Kagoshima 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. 222. 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. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.