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Location
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Satsuma-Imaizumi Station

薩摩今和泉駅
Satsuma-Imaizumi Station; 薩摩今和泉駅
	Satsuma-Imaizumi Station in 2005
General information
Location	2972 Iwamoto, Ibusuki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0315; Japan
Coordinates	31°17′27.33″N 130°35′55.45″E / 31.2909250°N 130.5987361°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Distance	37.9 km from Kagoshima-Chūō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 December 1934
Passengers
FY2020	414 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Satsuma-Imaizumi Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Satsuma-Imaizumi Station Satsuma-Imaizumi Station (Japan)

Satsuma-Imaizumi Station (薩摩今和泉駅, Satsuma-Imaizumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 37.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. It is an unattended station.

Platforms

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

History

The station was opened on 19 December 1934 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) . On 31 October 1961 with the name of the line is changed to the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 414 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 237th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

Ibusuki Municipal Ibusuki Commercial High School
Ibusuki City Hall Imaizumi Branch

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "薩摩今和泉駅" [Satsuma-Imaizumi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ 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. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

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Satsuma-Imaizumi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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[kawashima-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.

[hacchi-2] "薩摩今和泉駅" [Satsuma-Imaizumi 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. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[teishajo-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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[5] "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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