Satsuma-Itashiki Station

Railway station in Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

■ Ibusuki Makurazaki LineDistance84.4 km from Kagoshima-ChūōPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened31 October 1963 (1963-10-31)PassengersFY201550 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Shirasawa towards Kagoshima-Chūō		Ibusuki Makurazaki Line		Makurazaki Terminus

Location
Satsuma-Itashiki Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Satsuma-Itashiki Station Satsuma-Itashiki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Satsuma-Itashiki Station (薩摩板敷駅, Satsuma-Itashiki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 84.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kagoshima-Chūō.^[1]

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. There is no station building.

History

The station was opened on 31 October 1963 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line, when the line was extended from Saijo Station to Makurazaki Station to become the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. On this day, Ishigaki Station, Suisegawa Station, Sagaokawa Station, Matsugaura Station, Satsuma Shioya Station, Goryō Station, Shirasawa Station, and Makurazaki Station were also opened. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 50 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 226
Kagoshima Prefectural Kagoshima Fisheries High School

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.
^ "薩摩板敷駅" [Satsuma-Itashiki 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.