Sendai Station (Kagoshima)

This article is about the station in Kagoshima. For the station serving Sendai, Miyagi, see Sendai Station (Miyagi). For other uses, see Sendai Station.

Sendai Station 川内駅
Sendai Station West Entrance
General information
Location	1-1 Torioi-chō, Satsumasendai City Kagoshima Prefecture Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu Hisatsu Orange Railway
Line(s)	Kyūshū Shinkansen      Kagoshima Main Line Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Platforms	Shinkansen: 2 side platforms Conventional lines: 1 island platform
Tracks	5 (2 Shinkansen)
History
Opened	1 June 1914 (1914-06-01)
Previous names	Sendai-machi
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kagoshima-Chūō Terminus Kyūshū Shinkansen Mizuho (Some trains only) Kumamoto towards Hakata Kyūshū Shinkansen Sakura Tsubame Izumi towards Hakata
Location
Sendai Station Location within Kagoshima Prefecture Sendai Station Sendai Station (Kyushu) Sendai Station Sendai Station (Japan)

Sendai Station (川内駅, Sendai-eki) is a railway station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Lines

Sendai Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and Kagoshima Main Line, and also the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line. 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.

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

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  East Entrance (2012)
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  Local Line ticket barrier and Shinkansen connection ticket barrier (2006)
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  Shinkansen ticket barrier (2012)

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
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

Sendai Station in 1974

• June 1, 1914 - The station opened as Sendai-machi Station (川内町駅) on the Sendai Line.
• 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.
• January 10, 1987 - Miyanojo line is abolished (From Sendai Station to Satsuma-Ōkuchi Station).
• March 13, 2004 - Kyushu Shinkansen services began.

Surrounding area

• Satsumasendai City Hall
• Sendai Post Office