Kagoshima-Chūō Station

Location
	Kagoshima-Chūō Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima-Chūō Station Kagoshima-Chūō Station (Kyushu) Kagoshima-Chūō Station Kagoshima-Chūō Station (Japan)

Kagoshima-Chūō Station

鹿児島中央駅
Kagoshima-Chūō Station; 鹿児島中央駅
	Kagoshima-Chūō Station in October 2020
Japanese name
Shinjitai	鹿児島中央駅
Kyūjitai	鹿兒島中央驛
Hiragana	かごしまちゅうおうえき
General information
Location	1-1 Chūō-chō, Kagoshima City; Kagoshima Prefecture; Japan
Coordinates	31°35′01″N 130°32′30″E / 31.583667°N 130.541722°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu; Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau;
Line(s)	Kyūshū Shinkansen; Kagoshima Main Line; Ibusuki Makurazaki Line;
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	11 October 1913; 110 years ago
Previous names	Take (until 1927); Nishi-Kagoshima (until 2004)
Passengers
FY2016	19,842 daily
Rank	3rd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
Location
	Kagoshima-Chūō Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima-Chūō Station Kagoshima-Chūō Station (Kyushu) Kagoshima-Chūō Station Kagoshima-Chūō Station (Japan)

Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅, Kagoshima-Chūō-eki, Kagoshima Central Station) is a major railway station in Kagoshima, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the main railway terminal serving Kagoshima, the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen, and is located on the Kagoshima Main Line and Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line. It is also the southernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway terminal in Japan.

Before the Kyushu Shinkansen opened in 2004, the station was called Nishi-Kagoshima Station (西鹿児島駅, Nishi-Kagoshima-eki, West Kagoshima Station).

In fiscal year 2016, the station was used by an average of 19,842 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked third among the busiest JR Kyushu stations.^[1]

History

Kagoshima-Chūō initially opened on October 11, 1913 as Take Station (武駅, Take-eki) on the Sendai Line.^[2]^[3] On December 17, 1915, the adjacent Take Ekimae tram stop (武駅前停留所) opened.^[4]

Take Station changed its name to Nishi-Kagoshima Station (西鹿児島駅) on October 17, 1927,^[2] with the Take Ekimae tram stop being renamed Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop (西鹿児島駅前停留所) on August 7, 1928.^[4]

On March 13, 2004, Nishi-Kagoshima Station was renamed Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅),^[2] and Kyushu Shinkansen services began between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chūō. The Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop was renamed the Kagoshima-Chuo Ekimae tram stop (鹿児島中央駅前停留所).^[4]

Lines

Kagoshima-Chūō Station is served by the following JR Kyushu lines:

The Kyushu Shinkansen tracks and platforms are perpendicular to the Kagoshima Main and Ibusuki-Makurazaki tracks and platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line	for Goino, Ibusuki, and Yamakawa
2-4	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ijūin, Kushikino, and Sendai
	■ Nippō Main Line	for Kagoshima, Hayato, and Miyazaki
	■ Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line	for Goino, Ibusuki, and Yamakawa
5/6	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Ijūin, Kushikino, and Sendai
5/6	■ Nippō Main Line	for Kagoshima, Hayato, and Miyazaki
11-14	Kyushu Shinkansen	for Kumamoto, Hakata, and Shin-Osaka

Trains

Limited Express trains

Liner and Rapid trains

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

Adjacent stations

←	Service	→
Kagoshima Main Line
Terminus	Limited Express Kirishima	Kagoshima
Ijūin	Rapid Ocean Liner Satsuma	Terminus
Hiroki	Local	Kagoshima
Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Terminus	Limited Express Ibusuki no Tamatebako	Kiire
Terminus	Local Rapid Nanohana	Kōrimoto

Ekiben

Tonkatsu bento, a bento with tonkatsu available as ekiben, is a local specialty consisting of Kagoshima pork ribs simmered in shōchū, miso, and black sugar for over five hours.

Surrounding areas

Kagoshima-Chūō Ekimae tram stop
Amu Plaza Kagoshima and Amuran Ferris wheel
Kagoshima Central Post Office
Museum of the Meiji Restoration
Naples Avenue (ナポリ通り, Napori-dōri)
Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School
Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru High School

References

^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c 『日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12 九州』 p.51 Shinchosha
^ JR九州新幹線、鹿児島線、指宿枕崎線、鹿児島中央駅（九州の駅ゆったり紀行） Archived 2013-02-18 at archive.today(in Japanese) - Nishinihon Shinbun
^ ^a ^b ^c 『日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12 九州』 p.52 Shinchosha