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Irino Station

Railway station in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Ibusuki Makurazaki LineDistance62.8 km from Kagoshima-ChūōPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened22 March 1960 (1960-03-22)PassengersFY201513 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kaimon towards Kagoshima-Chūō		Ibusuki Makurazaki Line		Ei towards Makurazaki

Location
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Irino Station (入野駅, Irino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 62.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. The is no station building but only a small short open shelter on the platform.

History

The station was opened on 22 March 1960 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 13 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 226

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.
^ "入野駅" [Irino 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.