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Ijūin Station

Railway station in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Kagoshima Main LineDistance378.0 km from MojikōPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 October 1913 (1913-10-11)PassengersFY20201997 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Satsuma-Matsumoto towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Higashi-Ichiki towards Mojikō

Location
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Ijūin Station (伊集院駅, Ijūin-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

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.^[1]

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

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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

Surrounding area

Ichiuji Castle
Statue of Shimazu Yoshihiro
Ijūin Junior High School
Hioki City Library
Ijūin High School

References

^ ^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.
^ "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.