Ibusuki Station (指宿駅, Ibusuki-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Ibusuki Station 指宿駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ibusuki Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Yunohama, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0403 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°14′14.49″N 130°38′33.58″E / 31.2373583°N 130.6426611°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 45.7 km from Kagoshima-Chūō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 December 1934 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 391 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 45.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]
Layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform, allowing trains to switch and turn around. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. There are several sidings on the west side of the station. Platform 1 is mainly used, and other platforms are used when platform 1 is not available for switching. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | for Kiire and Kagoshima-Chūō for Yamakawa and Makurazaki |
| 2 | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | for Yamakawa and Makurazaki |
| 3 | ■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line | for Kiire and Kagoshima-Chūō |
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Ticket gate
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Waiting Room
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Platform
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Station sign
History
editJapanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the then Ibusuki Line (指宿線) from Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima-Chūō, which had reached Goino by 7 December 1930 and Kiire by 20 May 1934. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended further south and Ibusuki opened as the new southern terminus on 19 December 1934. It became a through-station on 25 March 1936 when the track was further extended to Yamakawa. 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
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 391 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 245th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Ibusuki City Hall
- Ibusuki Onsen
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ "指宿駅" [Ibusuki 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 8 September 2023.
External links
edit Media related to Ibusuki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Kyushu station information (in Japanese)
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