Goino Station

Railway station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Ibusuki Makurazaki LineDistance14.1 km from Kagoshima-ChūōPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened7 December 1930 (1930-12-07)PassengersFY2020312 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

Platform
Previous signage
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

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.
^ "五位野駅" [Goino 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. 222. 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. 708. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.