Kiire Station
# Kiire Station

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

## Lines

* Kyushu Railway Company
   * Ibusuki Makurazaki Line

### 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.

## Nearby places

* Kagoshima City Office Kiire Branch
* Kiire Post office
* Kagoshima City Kiire Elementary School
* Kagoshima City Kiire Junior High School
