Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
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Ibusuki Makurazaki Line (指宿枕崎線 Ibusuki Makurazaki-sen?) is a railway line in Kagoshima Prefecture operated by JR Kyūshū, between Kagoshima-Chūō, Kagoshima and Makurazaki Station, Makurazaki City, running through the eastern and sourthern coast of Satsuma Peninsula.
The first section of the line, between Nishi-Kagoshima (now Kagoshima-Chūō) and Goino, opened in 1930. The extension was completed in 1963. The line functions as a commuter rail of Kagoshima, as well as a sightseeing line to Ibusuki onsen (hot spring) resort. Excluding Yui Rail, a monorail line in Okinawa, this is the southernmost conventional railway line in Japan.
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[edit] Basic Data
- Distance: 87.8 km / 54.6 mi.
- Gauge: 1067mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
- Stations: 36
- Double-track line: None
- Electric supply: Not electrified
- Block system: Special Automatic (Track Circuit Detection); a simplified automatic system.
[edit] Services
The line is roughly divided into 2 segments.
The segment between Kagoshima-Chūō and Yamakawa functions as a commuter rail of Kagoshima. As such, there are relatively many local trains. From Kagoshima-Chūō, there is roughly one train per 20 minutes to Goino, one per 20 to 40 minutes to Kiire, and one per one hour to Ibusuki or Yamakawa. There are the rapid train Nanohana (なのはな?) and the limited rapid train Nanohana DX (なのはなDX Nanohana Derakkusu?) in this section. They run southward 7 times a day, northward 5 times a day.
The segment between Yamakawa and Makurazaki, on the other hand, is an extremely quiet local line. During the daytime, there is no train service for six hours. In this section, all but Nishi-Ei are unmanned stations, including Makurazaki, the terminus.
[edit] Stations
| Station name | Japanese | Total distance | Rapid 1 | Limited Rapid 1 | Transfers | Location (all in Kagoshima) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagoshima-Chūō | 鹿児島中央 | 0 km | + | + | JR: Kagoshima Main Line, Kyūshū Shinkansen Kagoshima City Tram: ■ Route 2; Dai-Ni-Ki Line and Toso Line (Kagoshima-Chūō-Ekimae) |
Kagoshima | |
| Kōrimoto | 郡元 | 2.2 km | + | + | |||
| Minami-Kagoshima | 南鹿児島 | 3.5 km | + | + | Kagoshima City Tram: ■ Route 1; Taniyama Line (Minami-Kagoshima-Ekimae) | ||
| Usuki | 宇宿 | 4.9 km | + | + | |||
| Taniyama | 谷山 | 7.4 km | + | + | |||
| Jigenji | 慈眼寺 | 9.2 km | + | + | |||
| Sakanoue | 坂之上 | 11.3 km | + | + | |||
| Goino | 五位野 | 14.1 km | - | * | |||
| Hirakawa | 平川 | 17.2 km | - | * | |||
| Sesekushi | 瀬々串 | 20.6 km | - | * | |||
| Nakamyō | 中名 | 24 km | - | - | |||
| Kiire | 喜入 | 26.6 km | + | + | |||
| Maenohama | 前之浜 | 30.4 km | - | - | |||
| Nukumi | 生見 | 35 km | - | - | |||
| Satsuma-Imaizumi | 薩摩今和泉 | 37.9 km | * | * | Ibusuki | ||
| Miyagahama | 宮ヶ浜 | 40.7 km | - | - | |||
| Nigatsuden | 二月田 | 43.4 km | * | * | |||
| Ibusuki | 指宿 | 45.7 km | + | + | |||
| Yamakawa | 山川 | 50 km | + | ||||
| Ōyama | 大山 | 54.2 km | |||||
| Nishi-Ōyama | 西大山 | 56.7 km | |||||
| Satsuma-Kawashiri | 薩摩川尻 | 57.8 km | |||||
| Higashi-Kaimon | 東開聞 | 59.6 km | |||||
| Kaimon | 開聞 | 61 km | |||||
| Irino | 入野 | 62.8 km | |||||
| Ei | 頴娃 | 66.1 km | Ei, Ibusuki | ||||
| Nishi-Ei | 西頴娃 | 67.7 km | |||||
| Goryō | 御領 | 70.4 km | |||||
| Ishikaki | 石垣 | 72.8 km | |||||
| Mizunarikawa | 水成川 | 74.2 km | |||||
| Ei-Ōkawa | 頴娃大川 | 76 km | |||||
| Matsugaura | 松ヶ浦 | 78.1 km | Chiran, Kawanabe | ||||
| Satsuma-Shioya | 薩摩塩屋 | 79.9 km | |||||
| Shirasawa | 白沢 | 81.9 km | Makurazaki | ||||
| Satsuma-Itashiki | 薩摩板敷 | 84.4 km | |||||
| Makurazaki | 枕崎 | 87.8 km | |||||
- 1: All the trains stop at stations signed "+". Some trains stop at "*". No trains (other than local) stop at "-".
[edit] Gallery
 Kagoshima-Chūō Station. |
 View of Kagoshima Bay from a train. |
 Ibusuki Station. |
 Matsugaura Station. |
[edit] See Also
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) JR Kyūshū official website
- (English) JR Kyūshū official website
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