is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Hisatsu Line.
Lines The station is served by the Hisatsu Line and is located 106.5 km from the starting point of the line at .
Layout The station consists of one island platform connected to the concrete station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
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History The station began as , a freight-only station on the Kagoshima Main Line on 11 July 1908. It was promoted to a passenger station on 10 July 1909. The Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu-Kagoshima portion of the Kagoshima Main Line was separated, becoming the Hisatsu Line on 17 October 1927. The station name was changed to on 15 January 1962 and freight operation were discontinued from September of the same year. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The station name was changed to its present name on 15 March 2003.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 490 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)
Surrounding area Kagoshima Prefectural Road Route 50 Kirishima Nishiguchi Post Office Kagoshima Prefectural Kirishima High School Makizono Nursery Kirishima Onsen
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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