Station Kagoshima
かごしまちゅうおう · Kagoshima-Chūō
For Ibusuki, leave the Shinkansen platform and follow 新幹線乗換口 to the JR conventional lines. Look for 指宿枕崎線 on the departure board.
2025-12-31 · 鹿児島中央 · 九州旅客鉄道 · 九州新幹線
国土交通省「国土数値情報（鉄道）」N02-25 · CC BY 4.0Former name on older maps: Nishi-Kagoshima (西鹿児島), until March 2004.
The line name includes Ibusuki, but some trains terminate earlier at Kiire (喜入). Check your destination in the individual train’s stop list. JR’s plan marks lifts, but a continuous step-free path from your arriving platform to your onward platform has yet to be verified. For assistance, use JR Kyushu’s request page or ask staff at the transfer gate.
Some trains end at Kiire (喜入), before Ibusuki. From the Shinkansen follow 新幹線乗換口 to the conventional lines, then check that 指宿 appears in the stop list for your departure.
駅別時刻表 · 鹿児島中央 · 鹿児島中央駅構内図The map separates Shinkansen platforms 11–14 from conventional platforms 1–6. For a connection to a conventional train, use the train’s destination and the departure board to choose among 1–6. The Shinkansen arrows point back towards Kumamoto and Hakata.
鹿児島中央駅構内図 · p. 1For the east-side plaza and taxi rank, follow 桜島口（東口）, the Sakurajima Exit. JR draws an underground passage beneath the plaza. The general information counter (総合案内所) is on the concourse near the conventional-line gate.
鹿児島中央駅構内図 · p. 1Check the stops for your train number and date.
A signed transfer can include stairs. For a continuous lift route and boarding assistance, confirm the platforms and onward operator with station staff.
JR Kyushu assistanceThis edition follows the Shinkansen. For stops beyond the transfer, use the onward operator’s information.
Checked 2026-11-07
Dated departures, service names, directions and destinations. Open the time to inspect the stops.
Station signs, gate names and onward directions shown on page 1.
Ordered corridor stations, kana and conventional-line station listings.
Current channels for requesting assistance online, by telephone or at a staffed station.
Former name Nishi-Kagoshima from 1927 until the March 2004 renaming.