Ijūin Station
Lines
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 378.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.
Layout
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
| 1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Sendai |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kagoshima-Chūō |
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exit gate -
Platform -
former station building
History
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.
Passenger statistics
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.
Surrounding area
- Ichiuji Castle
- Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Ijūin Junior High School
- Hioki City Library
- Ijūin High School
See also
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Ijūin Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ijuin Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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