Kiire Station

Kiire Station (喜入駅, Kiire-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1934.

Kiire Station

喜入駅
General information
LocationKiire-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima
（鹿児島県鹿児島市喜入町7108）
Japan
Operated byJR Kyushu
Line(s)Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
History
Opened1934

Lines

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
Nakamyō   Local   Maenohama
Sakanoue
Sesekushi (1 train for Yamakawa in the morning)		   Rapid Nanohana   Satsuma-Imaizumi
Nigatsuden
Ibusuki
Kagoshima-Chūō   Limited Express Ibusuki no Tamatebako   Ibusuki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the then Ibusuki Line (指宿線) from Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima-Chūō to Goino on 7 December 1930. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south, with Kiire opening as the new southern terminus on 20 May 1934. It became a through-station on 19 December 1934 when the track was further extended to Ibusuki. 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.[1][2][3]

Nearby places
  • Kagoshima City Office Kiire Branch
  • Kiire Post office
  • Kagoshima City Kiire Elementary School
  • Kagoshima City Kiire Junior High School

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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. 709. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. 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.

31°22′17″N 130°32′20″E


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