is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Lines Sendai Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and Kagoshima Main Line, and is 242.8 kilometers from and 349.2 kilometers from . It was also the westernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway station in Japan, though this title was taken over by Nagasaki Station with the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkansen on 23 September 2022. It is the southern terminus of the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line and is 116.9 kilometers from the opposing terminus at .

Layout The Shinkansen portion of the station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms with two tracks, while the conventional lines use one island platform with two tracks, with platforms 1 and 2 (JR Kagoshima Main Line) in the southern half and platforms 3 and 4 (Hisatsu Orange Railway) in the northern half. In addition, there is one unused side platform on the station building side. The Shinkansen also has a storage track on the Kagoshima-Chuo side. The station building is elevated above the tracks and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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Adjacent stations

History

June 1, 1914 - The station opened as on the Sendai Line.『川内市史 下巻』 p.552 - Sendai City 1980 1922 - Track from Sendai-Machi Station to Nishikata Station opens. October 20, 1924 - Track from Sendai Station to Hiwaki Station is opened for as Miyanojo Line. October 1, 1940 - Sendai-machi Station was renamed Sendai Station. January 10, 1987 - Miyanojo line is abolished (From Sendai Station to Satsuma-Ōkuchi Station). March 13, 2004 - Kyushu Shinkansen services began.

Passenger statistics In fiscal 2020, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2022 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 70th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. During the same period, the Hisatsu Orange Railway portion of the station was used by 105 passengers daily.National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.

Surrounding area Satsumasendai City Hall Sendai Post Office

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