Sendai Station (Kagoshima)
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Conventional lines: 1 island platform
Sendai Station 川内駅  | |||||||||||||||
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 Sendai Station West Entrance | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Torioi-chō, Satsumasendai-shi, Kagoshima-ken 895-0024 Japan | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Shinkansen: 2 side platforms Conventional lines: 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 (2 Shinkansen) | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | OR28 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 June 1914 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sendai-machi (to 1940) | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 2454 (JR) | ||||||||||||||
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Sendai Station (川内駅, Sendai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[1][2]
Sendai Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and Kagoshima Main Line, and is 242.8 kilometers from Hakata and 349.2 kilometers from Mojikō. It was also the westernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway station in Japan, though this title was taken over by Nagasaki Station with the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkansen on 23 September 2022. It is the southern terminus of the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line and is 116.9 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Yatsushiro.
Layout
The Shinkansen portion of the station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms with two tracks, while the conventional lines use one island platform with two tracks, with platforms 1 and 2 (JR Kagoshima Main Line) in the southern half and platforms 3 and 4 (Hisatsu Orange Railway) in the northern half. In addition, there is one unused side platform on the station building side. The Shinkansen also has a storage track on the Kagoshima-Chuo side. The station building is elevated above the tracks and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1/2 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kushikino and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 3 | ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | for Izumi |
| 4 | ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | for Izumi to the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Line for Kumanojo and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 11 |  Kyushu Shinkansen |
for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka |
| 12 | Kyushu Shinkansen |
for Kagoshima-Chūō |
East Entrance (2012)
Local Line ticket barrier and Shinkansen connection ticket barrier (2006)
Shinkansen ticket barrier (2012)
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
| Kami-Sendai through to Hisatsu Orange Railway |
Local and Sendai Express | Kumanojō | ||
| Kami-Sendai (Hisatsu Orange Railway) |
Ocean Liner Satsuma | Kushikino | ||
| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Kami-Sendai | Local | Kumanojō | ||
History
- June 1, 1914 - The station opened as Sendai-machi Station (川内町駅) on the Sendai Line.[4]
- 1922 - Track from Sendai-Machi Station to Nishikata Station opens.
- October 20, 1924 - Track from Sendai Station to Hiwaki Station is opened for as Miyanojo Line.
- October 1, 1940 - Sendai-machi Station was renamed Sendai Station.[4]
- January 10, 1987 - Miyanojo line is abolished (From Sendai Station to Satsuma-Ōkuchi Station).
- March 13, 2004 - Kyushu Shinkansen services began.
