Goino Station

Goino Station 五位野駅
Goino Station in 2009
General information
Location	895 Hirakawa-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0133 Japan
Coordinates	31°28′31.50″N 130°30′14.08″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	14.1 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	7 December 1930 (1930-12-07)
Passengers
FY2020	312 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Sakanoue towards Kagoshima-Chūō Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Hirakawa towards Makurazaki
Location Goino Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Goino Station Goino Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Goino Station (五位野駅, Goino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 14.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[citation needed]

Platforms

1	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Kagoshima-Chūō
2	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line	for Ibusuki and Makurazaki

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  Platform
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  Previous signage
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  Signage from 2017

History

The station was opened on 7 December 1930 by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) as the southern terminus of the then Ibusuki Line (指宿線) which it had laid from Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima-Chūō). It became a through-station on 20 May 1934 when the track was extended south to Kiire. On 31 October 1963, the line which served the station was renamed the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. 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.[3][4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 312 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 272nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

• Kagoshima City Hirakawa Zoo: Approximately 20 minutes on foot
• Kinkowan Park: Approximately 20 minutes on foot

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
2. "五位野駅" [Goino Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 222. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 708. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 51. ISBN 9784107900302.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Goino Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Goino Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)