is a passenger railway station located in Izumi, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Lines The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line, following the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 68.3 km from the starting point of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of one island platform at street level. It has a reinforced concrete station building with a level crossing.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History The station opened as on October 15, 1923, on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway. The station name was changed to the present one on July 11, 1928.
Passenger statistics The average daily passenger traffic in the 2019 fiscal year was 439 people.National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
Surrounding area Izumi Chuo High School Kagoshima Prefectural Izumi High School Kagoshima Prefectural Izumi Technical High School Izumi City Nishi-Izumi Elementary School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Hisatsu Orange Railway site