is a major railway station in

Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...

, Japan, operated by

Kyushu Railway Company The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strai ...

(JR Kyushu). It is the main railway terminal serving Kagoshima, the southern terminus of the

Kyushu Shinkansen The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed railway network. It is an extension of the San'yō Shinkansen from Honshu connecting the city of Fukuoka (Hakata Station) in the north of Japan's Kyushu Island to the city of Kagoshima ( Kagoshima-Chuo St ...

and is located on the

Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its t ...

and

Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line The is a railway line in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Kagoshima-Chūō Station in Kagoshima, to Makurazaki Station in Makurazaki, paralleling the eastern and southern coasts of ...

. Before the Kyushu Shinkansen opened in 2004, the station was called Nishi-Kagoshima Station (lit: West Kagoshima Station). It is also the southernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway terminal in Japan.

Lines

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Kagoshima-Chūō Station is served by the following JR Kyushu lines. *

The Kyushu Shinkansen tracks and platforms are perpendicular to the Kagoshima Main and Ibusuki-Makurazaki tracks and platforms.

Platforms

Limited Express trains

* '' Kirishima'' -

Nippō Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima via the east coast of Kyushu, passing through the p ...

* ''

Ibusuki no Tamatebako The is a limited express service operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since March 2011. It operates between Kagoshima-Chūō Station and Ibusuki Station via the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. Service pattern There are three re ...

'' - Ibusuki Makurazaki Line

Liner and Rapid trains

* ''Nanohana'' - Ibusuki Makurazaki Line * ''Ocean Liner Satsuma'' - Kagoshima Main Line

Adjacent stations

History

* October 11, 1913 - Opened as on the Sendai Line.『日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12 九州』 p.51 ShinchoshaJR九州新幹線、鹿児島線、指宿枕崎線、鹿児島中央駅（九州の駅ゆったり紀行）
- Nishinihon Shinbun *December 17, 1915 - Opened as by Kagoshima Tram.『日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12 九州』 p.52 Shinchosha * October 17, 1927 - Take Station changed its name to *August 7, 1928 - Take Ekimae tram stop was renamed . On March 13, 2004, Nishi-Kagoshima Station was renamed , and Kyushu Shinkansen services began between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chūō. Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop was renamed .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 19,842 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 3rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Ekiben

*Tonkotsu bento, a

bento A is the Japanese iteration of a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal, often for lunch. Outside Japan, it is common in other East and Southeast Asian culinary styles, especially within Chinese, Korean, Singaporean cuisines and more, ...

with tonkotsu, a local specialty of Kagoshima pork ribs simmered in shochu,

miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning. It is a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and ''kōji'' (the fungus '' Aspergillus oryzae'') and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients. It is used for sauces and ...

, and black sugar for over five hours

Surrounding area

* Kagoshima-Chūō Ekimae tram stop *

Amu Plaza Kagoshima is the terminal building adjacent to Kagoshima-Chūō Station. It is owned by the Kagoshima Terminal Building Corporation, which belongs to JR Kyushu. Amu Plaza Kagoshima has about 190 shops. When it opened on 17 September 2004, its floor space ...

and Amuran Ferris wheel * Kagoshima Central Post Office *

Museum of the Meiji Restoration The is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan. Located by the Kōtsuki River, it is a gallery where visitors can learn about the Meiji Restoration. In the basement hall, sound, light, and robots are used to present a three-dimensional experience o ...

* Naples Avenue *

Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School is an upper secondary school in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is a co-educational public school. Overview Before the school system was reformed after World War II, this school used to be known as and .Under the old system of ...

* Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru High School

References

External links

JR Kyushu timetable for Kagoshima-Chūō Station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kagoshima Chuo Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Railway stations in Kagoshima Prefecture Buildings and structures in Kagoshima