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Nishi-Kagoshima Station

Kagoshima-Chūō Station
鹿児島中央駅
Kagoshim-Chuo Station 04.jpg
Kagoshima-Chūō Station, September 2014
Location 1-1 Chūō-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima
(鹿児島県鹿児島市中央町1-1)
Japan
Operated by
Line(s) Kyushu Shinkansen, Kagoshima Main Line, Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line
Connections Bus terminal
History
Opened 1913
Previous names Take; Nishi-Kagoshima (until 2004)
Location
Kagoshima-Chūō Station is located in Japan
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Kagoshima-Chūō Station
Location within Japan

Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅 Kagoshima-Chūō-eki?, lit: Kagoshima Central Station) is a major railway station in Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is located on the Kagoshima Main Line and Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line. Before the Kyushu Shinkansen opened in 2004, the station was called Nishi-Kagoshima Station (lit: West Kagoshima Station).

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.

On March 13, 2004, Nishi-Kagoshima Station was renamed Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅?), and Kyushu Shinkansen services began between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chūō. Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop was renamed Kagoshima-Chuo Ekimae tram stop (鹿児島中央駅前停留所?).

Coordinates: 31°35′01″N 130°32′30″E / 31.583667°N 130.541722°E / 31.583667; 130.541722


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