Satsuma-Itashiki Station

{{short description|Railway station in Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Satsuma-Itashiki Station

| native_name = 薩摩板敷駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| symbol_location= jp

| symbol = jrk

| type =

| style = JR Kyushu

| image = Satsumaitasikistation-20190316.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Satsuma-Itashiki Station in 2019

| other_name =

| address = Shirasawa Nishimachi, Makurazaki-shi, Kagoshima-ken 898-0092

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|31|15|44.37|N|130|19|51.59|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| operator = 20px JR Kyushu

| line = {{Color|Orange|■}} Ibusuki Makurazaki Line

| distance = 84.4 km from {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō|x}}

| platforms = 1 side platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{Official website|1=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191595_1601.html}}

| opened = {{Start date|1963|10|31|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 50 daily

| pass_year = FY2015

| pass_rank =

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR Kyushu|line=Ibusuki Makurazaki|left=Shirasawa |right= Makurazaki}}

| map_type = Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Satsuma-Itashiki Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

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{{nihongo| Satsuma-Itashiki Station|薩摩板敷駅| Satsuma-Itashiki-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻長崎佐賀エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=22, 67}}{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/ibusukimakurazaki/station/0340_satsumaitashiki.htm|title=薩摩板敷駅|trans-title= Satsuma-Itashiki Station|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}

Lines

The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 84.4 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō|x}}.

Layout

This is an above-ground station with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station. There is no station building.

History

The station was opened on 31 October 1963 as a station on the JNR Ibusuki Line, when the line was extended from Saijo Station to Makurazaki Station to become the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. On this day, Ishigaki Station, Suisegawa Station, Sagaokawa Station, Matsugaura Station, Satsuma Shioya Station, Goryō Station, Shirasawa Station, and Makurazaki Station were also opened. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.{{Teishajo|I|218}}{{Teishajo|II|681}}