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Ijūin Station

Coordinates: 31°37′47.65″N 130°23′46.89″E / 31.6299028°N 130.3963583°E / 31.6299028; 130.3963583
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Ijūin Station

伊集院駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ijūin Station, May 2018
General information
LocationIjuincho Tokushige, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2502
Japan
Coordinates31°37′47.65″N 130°23′46.89″E / 31.6299028°N 130.3963583°E / 31.6299028; 130.3963583
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line
Distance378.0 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 October 1913 (1913-10-11)
Passengers
FY20201997 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Satsuma-Matsumoto
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Higashi-Ichiki
towards Mojikō
Location
Ijūin Station is located in Kagoshima Prefecture
Ijūin Station
Ijūin Station
Location within Kagoshima Prefecture
Ijūin Station is located in Japan
Ijūin Station
Ijūin Station
Ijūin Station (Japan)
Map

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]

Lines

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.
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