Nishi-Ōyama Station with Kaimondake volcano in the background, and a post marking it as the southernmost JR railway station in Japan
Overview
Native name
指宿枕崎線
Status
In operation
Owner
JR Kyushu
Locale
Kagoshima Prefecture
Termini
Kagoshima-Chūō
Makurazaki
Stations
36
Service
Operator(s)
JR Kyushu
Rolling stock
KiHa 40 series DMU, KiHa 200 series DMU
History
Opened
December 7, 1930
Technical
Line length
87.8 km (54.6 mi)
Number of tracks
Entire line single tracked
Character
Rural and quiet
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
None
Operating speed
85 km/h (53 mph) (Kagoshima-Chūō–Yamakawa) 65 km/h (40 mph) (Yamakawa–Makurazaki)
Route map
Legend
km
Kagoshima Main Line
0.0
Kagoshima-Chūō
Kagoshima Main Line
2.2
Kōrimoto
3.5
Minami-Kagoshima
4.9
Usuki
7.4
Taniyama
9.2
Jigenji
11.3
Sakanoue
14.1
Goino
17.2
Hirakawa
20.6
Sesekushi
24.0
Nakamyō
26.6
Kiire
30.4
Maenohama
35.0
Nukumi
37.9
Satsuma-Imaizumi
40.7
Miyagahama
43.4
Nigatsuden
45.7
Ibusuki
50.0
Yamakawa
54.2
Ōyama
56.7
Nishi-Ōyama
57.8
Satsuma-Kawashiri
59.6
Higashi-Kaimon
61.0
Kaimon
62.8
Irino
66.1
Ei
67.7
Nishi-Ei
70.4
Goryō
72.8
Ishikaki
74.2
Mizunarikawa
76.0
Ei-Ōkawa
78.1
Matsugaura
79.9
Satsuma-Shioya
81.9
Shirasawa
84.4
Satsuma-Itashiki
87.8
Makurazaki
Nansatsu Railway
to Kaseda
km
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The Ibusuki Makurazaki Line (指宿枕崎線, Ibusuki Makurazaki-sen) is a railway line in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Kagoshima-Chūō Station in Kagoshima, to Makurazaki Station in Makurazaki, paralleling the eastern and southern coasts of Satsuma Peninsula. Excluding the Okinawa Urban Monorail in Okinawa, this is the southernmost JR railway line in Japan, with Nishi-Ōyama Station being the southernmost station overall.
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