Kagoshima-Chūō Station

Kagoshima-Chūō Station
鹿児島中央駅
Kagoshima-Chūō Station front, February 2010
Location
Prefecture Kagoshima
(See other stations in Kagoshima)
City Kagoshima
Neighborhood etc. 1-1 Chūō-chō
Postal Code 890-0053
(in Japanese) 中央町1-1
History
Year opened 1913
Former names Take Station
Nishi-Kagoshima Station
Present name since 2004
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kyushu Shinkansen, Kagoshima Main Line, Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line
Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅 Kagoshima Chūō Eki?, lit: Kagoshima Central Station) is a major railway station in Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is located on the Kagoshima Main Line and Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line. Before the Kyushu Shinkansen opened in 2004, the station was called Nishi-Kagoshima Station (lit: West Kagoshima Station).

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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.

JR

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
Nippō Main Line for Kagoshima, Hayato, and Miyazaki
11-14 Kyushu Shinkansen for Kumamoto, Hakata, and Shin-Ōsaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kyūshū Shinkansen
Sendai Tsubame and Sakura Terminus
Kumamoto Mizuho Terminus
Kagoshima Main Line
Hiroki Local Kagoshima
Ijūin Rapid and Limited Express Kagoshima
Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Terminus Rapid and Local Kōrimoto
Terminus Limited Express Kiire

Limited express trains

Liner and Rapid trains

Surrounding area

See also

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