Sendai Station (Kagoshima)

Sendai Station 川内駅
Sendai Station West Entrance
General information
Location	1-1 Torioi-chō, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima （鹿児島県薩摩川内市鳥追町1-1） Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu Hisatsu Orange Railway
Line(s)	Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima Main Line Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
History
Opened	1914
Previous names	Sendai-machi

Sendai Station (川内駅, Sendai-eki) is a railway station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan. 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.

Platforms

1/2	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kushikino and Kagoshima-Chūō
3	■ Hisatsu Orange Railway Line	for Kagoshima
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		→
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kagoshima or Kumamoto		Sakura / Tsubame	Kagoshima-Chūō
Kagoshima Main Line
Terminus		Local and Sendai Express	Kumanojō
Kami-Sendai (Hisatsu Orange Railway)		Ocean Liner Satsuma	Kushikino
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Kami-Sendai		Local	Terminus

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