Ijūin Station
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Ijūin Station 伊集院駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ijūin Station, May 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ijuincho Tokushige, Hioki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-2502 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°37′47.65″N 130°23′46.89″E / 31.6299028°N 130.3963583°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 378.0 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 1997 daily | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kagoshima-Chūō |
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exit gate -
Platform -
former station building
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Ichiuji Castle
- Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Ijūin Junior High School
- Hioki City Library
- Ijūin High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "伊集院駅" [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.
External links
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Media related to Ijūin Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ijuin Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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