Kagoshima-Chūō Station

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Lines

The station is the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is located 288.9 km from Template:STN and 1463.8 km from Template:STN. It is also served by the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nippo Main Line and is 395.3 km from Template:STN. It is also the northern terminus of the 87.8 kilometer Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line.[1]

Layout

The conventional portion of the station consists of three ground-level island platforms and six tracks laid in a roughly north-south direction, while the Shinkansen portion of the station is elevated (three stories) with two island platforms and four tracks laid in a right-angle. The Shinkansen platform can accommodate trains of up to eight cars in length (can be extended to ten cars), and has a movable platform safety fence. The station building is located on the second floor, halfway between the conventional line platform and the Shinkansen platform, and the exits are connected by a concourse. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line for Template:STN, Template:STN, and Template:STN
2-4  Kagoshima Main Line for Template:STN, Template:STN, and Template:STN
 Nippō Main Line for Template:STN, Template:STN, and Template:STN
 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

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History

Kagoshima-Chūō initially opened on October 11, 1913 as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". on the Sendai Line.[3][4] On December 17, 1915, the adjacent Script error: No such module "Nihongo". opened.[5]

Take Station changed its name to Script error: No such module "Nihongo". on October 17, 1927,[3] with the Take Ekimae tram stop being renamed Script error: No such module "Nihongo". on August 7, 1928.[5]

On March 13, 2004, Nishi-Kagoshima Station was renamed Script error: No such module "Nihongo".,[3] and Kyushu Shinkansen services began between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chūō. The Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop was renamed the Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 14,013 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 3rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding areas

Trains

Limited Express trains

Liner and Rapid trains

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

Ekiben

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Kagoshima-Chūō Ekimae tram stop

See also

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References

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External links

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