Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station is a major railway station in the city of Kagoshima, Japan. Operated by the Kyushu Railway Company, it is the main railway terminal serving Kagoshima and is also the southernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway terminal in Japan.
Lines
The station is the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is located 288.9 km from and 1463.8 km from. It is also served by the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nippo Main Line and is 395.3 km from. It is also the northern terminus of the 87.8 kilometer Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line.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 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, 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.History
Kagoshima-Chūō initially opened on October 11, 1913 as Take Station on the Sendai Line. On December 17, 1915, the adjacent Take Ekimae tram stop opened.Take Station changed its name to Nishi-Kagoshima Station on October 17, 1927, with the Take Ekimae tram stop being renamed Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop on August 7, 1928.
On March 13, 2004, Nishi-Kagoshima Station was renamed Kagoshima-Chūō Station, 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 14,013 passengers daily, and it ranked 3rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.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
- Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School
- Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru High School
Trains
Limited Express trains
Kirishima - Nippō Main LineIbusuki no Tamatebako - Ibusuki Makurazaki LineLiner and Rapid trains
Nanohana - Ibusuki Makurazaki LineOcean Liner Satsuma - Kagoshima Main LineEkiben
- 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.