Kagoshima Main Line 鹿児島線

Railway · JR Kyushu 九州旅客鉄道 · 96 stations

English name from Japanese Wikipedia (unofficial source).

How to ride JR Kyushu (Kyushu Railway Company) P

Operator-wide facts from JR Kyushu (Kyushu Railway Company)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Some cards or areas PSUGOCA, Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, TOICA, manaca +4 more

Credit card touchNot confirmed

Delays & suspensionsLive status →By area and Shinkansen line; English, Chinese and Korean via AI translation

Step-free accessStation list → PPer-line PDFs show the barrier-free facilities of each station; elevators linking street, concourse and platforms and multipurpose toilets are installed first at stations used by 3,000+ people a day (2,000+ in local plans).

Passes9 valid herefrom ¥3,000

IC cards and payment in detail

IC cards work only inside JR Kyushu's SUGOCA areas, not on the whole network. There are three separate areas: Fukuoka–Saga–Nagasaki–Ōita–Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Miyazaki (JR Kyushu announced the date of the Miyazaki expansion on 8 December 2025); JR Kyushu shows the stations on its SUGOCA area route map. Outside these areas the card cannot be used, you cannot ride past the area edge or pay the excess there by card, and one trip cannot cross from one SUGOCA area to another. The stored-value balance cannot be used on the Kyushu or Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen. For trips that leave the area or connect to the Shinkansen, buy a ticket for the whole journey before boarding. The other nationwide cards (Suica, PASMO, ICOCA, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, PiTaPa, Hayakaken, nimoca) are accepted in the SUGOCA areas under nationwide mutual use, per the card issuers' pages; the PASMO page notes a few lines do not take every card. Contactless credit card touch at JR Kyushu gates: not confirmed. P

上記エリア外ではSUGOCAを利用できません。エリア外への乗り越し、エリア外でのSUGOCAによる精算はできません。

Staffed stationsUnstaffed stations

Getting on

Inside a SUGOCA area: use SUGOCA or another nationwide IC card at the ticket gate.
If your trip leaves the SUGOCA area, crosses into another SUGOCA area, or continues on the Shinkansen, buy a ticket for the whole journey before you board instead of using the IC card.
Touch one card only: with two IC cards in the same case the gate will not let you through.

Getting off

Touch the IC card on the exit gate. If you pass without touching, the card cannot be used next time.
If the gate beeps and stays closed (balance too low, entry not recorded), read the message on the display.
Combining a discount ticket or other ticket with the IC card balance: use the fare adjustment machine or ask the staff at the gate.

Getting on

Every passenger needs a ticket to the destination, a boarding certificate (乗車駅証明書) or a numbered ticket (整理券) when boarding. Keep it until you reach your destination.
IC card: touch the simple SUGOCA reader (簡易SUGOCA改札機) at stations without staff too.

Getting off

IC card: touch the simple SUGOCA reader when you get off. The crew may check the card's entry record when you get off at a station without staff.
Where the conductor or driver collects tickets at a station without staff, show your SUGOCA and then touch the reader.
If the card cannot be processed where no staff are present, tell the staff at a staffed station in the SUGOCA area the next time you use it.

Wheelchair assistance

JR Kyushu Anshin Support Net reception centre (JR九州あんしんサポートネット受付案内センター), 5:30–24:00 (call charges apply; automated voice reception, then an operator calls back). Book help with boarding or wheelchair spaces by phone, online or at a staffed station; wheelchair-space bookings run from 10:00 one month before to two days before departure. At staffed stations staff guide you to the platform and help you on and off. Many stations are unstaffed: for help there, contact the line's booking point in advance (help available from first to last train). Smart Support Station lines (Kashii Line, Chikuhō Line Wakamatsu–Shin-Iriya, Ōita area, Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line Kōrimoto–Kiire) have their own support centres, e.g. Kashii Support Centre 0120-012-180. On the Kashii Line the train crew can help wheelchair users on and off at most stations even without advance notice. Tel. 0570-07-8787

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/facility/barrier_free/ · official accessibility page · checked 2026-10-10
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/sugoca/area/ · official ic card page · checked 2026-10-07
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/sugoca/ · official ic card page · checked 2026-10-07
www.pasmo.co.jp/about/sharing/ · card issuer page · checked 2026-10-07
www.jr-odekake.net/icoca/area/ · card issuer page · checked 2026-10-07
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/facility/barrier_free/assist/ · official accessibility page · checked 2026-10-07
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/facility/barrier_free/kuruma_isu/ · official accessibility page · checked 2026-10-07
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/sugoca/use/machine/ · official ic card page · checked 2026-10-08
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/onegai/ · official rules page · checked 2026-10-08
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/trains/info/ · official status page · checked 2026-10-09

Passes valid on this line 9 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 2 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy Until 21 Dec 20263 days · Unlimited rides

"Kyushu de Aou" Unlimited Pass (all Kyushu, incl. Shinkansen)

旅して応援「九州であおう」乗り放題パス · JR Kyushu

¥23,000 Adult · ¥3,000 Child (only with an adult) ¥1,000/day

3 consecutive days, between 1 Oct and 24 Dec 2026.

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Anyone can buy Until 31 Oct 20263 days · Unlimited rides

Kyushu Goshuin Meguri Kippu (3-day / 1-day)

ぐるっと九州御朱印めぐりきっぷ／いちにち九州御朱印めぐりきっぷ · JR Kyushu

¥14,300 3 days (any age) · ¥3,900 1 day (any age) ¥1,300/day

3 consecutive days or 1 day, usable until 31 Oct 2026.

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Anyone can buy Until 16 Oct 20263 days · Unlimited rides

Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass (Aki no Norihōdai Pass)

秋の乗り放題パス · JR Group

¥7,850 Adult · ¥3,920 Child (6–11) ¥2,617/day

3 consecutive days from the start date chosen when buying.

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Anyone can buy On sale from 27 Nov 20263 days · Unlimited rides

Seishun 18 Kippu

青春18きっぷ · JR Group (sold by all six JR companies)

¥10,000 3-day ticket (any age, one person) · ¥12,050 5-day ticket (any age, one person) ¥3,333/day

3 or 5 consecutive days from the start date chosen when buying; only one person per ticket. Valid until the last train on the last day.

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Seniors 3 days · Unlimited rides

Hello! Jiyū Jikan Net Pass (members 60+)

ハロー！自由時間ネットパス／グリーンネットパス · JR Kyushu

¥11,300 Northern Kyushu · ¥22,800 All Kyushu · ¥13,500 Green version, Northern Kyushu · +1 more ¥3,767/day

3 consecutive days. Up to 6 reserved seats (Green version: Green or ordinary).

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Anyone can buy See validity · Unlimited rides

Tabimeijin Kyushu Mankitsu Kippu (3 one-day rides on Kyushu railways)

旅名人の九州満喫きっぷ · JR Kyushu

¥14,000 Paper ticket (3 day-uses) · ¥13,000 my route digital version (3 day-uses)

Three one-day uses (one person 3 times, or up to 3 people on the same trip). Paper: within 3 months of purchase. my route: start within 7 days of purchase, use within 90 days; each day-use is valid until 2:00 the next morning.

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Anyone can buy 3 days · Unlimited rides

Gurutto Kyushu Kippu

ぐるっと九州きっぷ · JR Kyushu

¥14,300 Adult (JR Kyushu Internet Train Reservation) · ¥7,150 Child (online) · ¥15,800 Adult (ticket office) · +1 more ¥4,767/day

3 consecutive days from the start date chosen when buying.

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Foreign visitors only 3 days · Unlimited rides

JR Kyushu Rail Pass (All Kyushu)

JR九州レールパス（全九州） · JR Kyushu

¥22,000 Adult, 3 days · ¥11,000 Child (6–11), 3 days · ¥24,000 Adult, 5 days · +9 more ¥7,000/day

3, 5 or 7 consecutive days.

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Foreign visitors only 7 days · Unlimited rides

Japan Rail Pass

ジャパン・レール・パス · JR Group (JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, JR Kyushu)

¥50,000 Ordinary, 7 days, adult (official web sales) · ¥25,000 Ordinary, 7 days, child 6–11 (official web sales) · ¥80,000 Ordinary, 14 days, adult (official web sales) · +21 more ¥7,143/day

7, 14 or 21 consecutive days from the start date you choose. Child = 6 to 11 years old at the time of use.

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2 passes cover part of this line

Valid only between the stations named; outside that stretch you pay the fare. Stretches marked “unofficial source” come from Wikipedia or travel sites, and “estimated from the official map” ones were read off the issuer's map image, not its text: check the official map before you buy.

JR Kyushu Mobile Pass (Fukuoka Wide Area) · ¥3,500 Adult, 2 days · ¥1,750 Child (6–11), 2 days · Mojikō – Omuta (estimated from the official map)
JR Kyushu Rail Pass (Southern Kyushu) · ¥12,000 Adult, 3 days · ¥6,000 Child (6–11), 3 days · +2 more · Kumamoto – Uto (estimated from the official map), Shin-Yatsushiro – Yatsushiro (estimated from the official map), Kagoshima – Kagoshima-Chūō (estimated from the official map)

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

SUGOCA area: Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, Kumamoto SUGOCA and the other nationwide IC cards (Suica, ICOCA, TOICA, PASMO, nimoca, Hayakaken…)
82 of 96 stations 81 estimated from the official map
SUGOCA area: Kagoshima SUGOCA and the other nationwide IC cards (Suica, ICOCA, TOICA, PASMO, nimoca, Hayakaken…)
14 of 96 stations estimated from the official map

This line runs through more than one IC card area. A journey on an IC card must start and end in the same area: across the boundary, buy a ticket.

How IC card areas work →

Trains to book on this line 6 P

Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

36+3 (Sanju-Roku plus San)

３６ぷらす３ · JR Kyushu

Weekly loop of Kyushu, a different route each day: Thu Hakata – Kumamoto – Kagoshima-Chuo; Fri Kagoshima-Chuo – Miyazaki; Sat Miyazaki Airport – Oita – Beppu; Sun Oita – Mojiko – Hakata; Mon Hakata – Sasebo and back

Thursday to Monday, one route per day; see the operating calendar (October 2026 – February 2027). Thursday route resumes on 5 November 2026 after the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake

¥7,520 from

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

A-Train (A-Ressha de Ikou)

特急Ａ列車で行こう · JR Kyushu

Kumamoto – Misumi (connects with the ferry to Amakusa)

Two round trips a day on operating days; see the operating calendar

¥2,650 Adult, Kumamoto – Misumi, fare + reserved seat (standard)

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

Aru Ressha (JR Kyushu Sweet Train)

或る列車 · JR Kyushu

Hakata – Yufuin, one round trip on operating days (morning Hakata → Yufuin, afternoon Yufuin → Hakata)

On set days; calendar published through February 2027

¥32,000 from

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

Kanpachi / Ichiroku

特急かんぱち・いちろく · JR Kyushu

Hakata – Yufuin – Oita – Beppu via the Kyudai Line, about 5 hours, one way a day ("Kanpachi" Hakata → Beppu, "Ichiroku" Beppu → Hakata)

Kanpachi Mon/Thu/Sat, Ichiroku Tue/Fri/Sun on operating days; calendar through February 2027

¥18,000 from

All seats reserved On sale from 21 Nov 2026Sightseeing train

Orange Shokudo

おれんじ食堂 · Hisatsu Orange Railway

Izumi – Shin-Yatsushiro (brunch run) and Shin-Yatsushiro – Izumi (lunch run); Shin-Yatsushiro – Yatsushiro is on the JR Kyushu line

Only on announced dates: the train was suspended from August 2026 and runs again for a limited time on 21 and 28 Nov and 5, 12, 20 and 26 Dec 2026 (about one day a week). The general page still says Saturdays and Sundays; no runs are announced after 26 Dec 2026

¥13,000 from

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

Yufuin no Mori

特急ゆふいんの森 · JR Kyushu

Hakata – Yufuin (one round trip continues to Oita and Beppu)

Up to three round trips a day on operating days; see the operating calendar (December 2026 onwards announced in mid-October 2026)

¥4,160 from

Before you travel

Using passesBuying a pass: who can, where and when
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is for foreign tourists entering as Temporary Visitors; get the stamp at immigration. Buying on the official website is cheaper than an exchange order from an agency abroad. Pick the pass up in Japan with your original passport. JR passes run on consecutive days and the start date cannot be changed once you have the pass.
Using passesUsing a rail pass at the gates and on board
Put a paper JR pass through the automatic gate (not the IC-only ones) or show it at the staffed gate; app passes are shown to staff. Always carry your passport. Seat reservations are free with the pass, but the JAPAN RAIL PASS does not cover Nozomi/Mizuho, private railways or JR highway buses, and a lost pass is not reissued.
FaresChildren's fares
Children aged 6 to 11 (and 12-year-olds still in elementary school) pay half fare; under-6s ride free, up to 2 per paying adult or child. A small child who takes their own reserved seat needs a child ticket. Child IC cards (Welcome Suica Child, child ICOCA) need the child's ID, and rail passes for children are half price.
Seat reservationsBooking seats on JR Kyushu trains
Use JR Kyushu Net Reservation (QR ticketless) for limited expresses, D&S trains and the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen, and smartEX / Express Reservation for the Kyushu Shinkansen Hakata – Kagoshima-Chuo. Seats go on sale at 10:00 one month ahead; visitors can use JR-KYUSHU Train Reservation in English.
Seat reservationsBooking the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen (smartEX / EX)
Reserved seats go on sale at 10:00 one month before travel; with smartEX or Express Reservation you can book up to one year ahead and ride by tapping your IC card. Nozomi has non-reserved cars 1–2, except in peak periods when it is all reserved.
Big stationsHakata Station: lines, transfers, lockers and step-free routes
Hakata is shared by JR Kyushu (local lines and the Kyushu Shinkansen), JR West (Sanyo Shinkansen) and the Fukuoka City Subway (Airport and Nanakuma lines). The Hakata exit faces Tenjin, the Chikushi exit faces the airport side; Shinkansen gates are towards the Chikushi side, and there are transfer gates between JR local lines and the Shinkansen.
LuggageLarge suitcases on the Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu and Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen
Bags over 160 cm (length + width + height) need a seat with an oversized baggage area, booked in advance at no extra cost. Without one you pay a 1,000 yen fee.
LuggageTravel without your suitcase: delivery and lockers
Send bags from the airport, a station or your hotel to the next hotel the same day, or leave them in a station coin locker (about 300 to 1,000 yen).
LuggageWhat you can take on Japanese trains
On JR and most private railways you can take 2 bags free, each up to 250 cm (length + width + height), 2 m long and 30 kg. Small pets in a carrier cost a small fee.

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#	Station	English	Passengers / day (2024)	Guide / other lines
1	吉塚 🗣	Yoshizuka	31,768	Sasaguri Line
2	博多はかた 🗣	Hakata	504,752	Sanyō Shinkansen, JR Hakata-Minami Line, Airport Line, Kyushu Shinkansen, Nanakuma Line
3	竹下 🗣	Takeshita	20,254
4	笹原 🗣	Sasabaru	11,170
5	南福岡 🗣	Minami Fukuoka	19,712
6	春日 🗣	Kasuga	9,140
7	大野城 🗣	Onojo	16,140
8	水城 🗣	Mizuki	4,298
9	都府楼南 🗣	Tofuro-Minami	2,538
10	二日市 🗣	Futsukaichi	14,214
11	天拝山 🗣	Tenpaizan	4,864
12	原田 🗣	Haruda	6,970	Chikuhō Main Line
13	けやき台けやきだい 🗣	Keyaki-dai	2,058
14	基山 🗣	Kiyama	7,904	Amagi Railway Amagi Line
15	弥生が丘 🗣	Yayoigaoka	2,818
16	田代 🗣	Tashiro	1,054
17	鳥栖 🗣	Tosu	13,184	Nagasaki Main Line
18	肥前旭ひぜんあさひ 🗣	Hizen Asahi	1,612
19	久留米 🗣	Kurume	14,808	Kyūdai Main Line, Kyushu Shinkansen
20	荒木あらき 🗣	Araki	2,330
21	西牟田にしむた 🗣	Nishimuta	864
22	羽犬塚はいぬづか 🗣	Hainuzuka	5,436
23	筑後船小屋 🗣	Chikugo Funagoya	2,440	Kyushu Shinkansen
24	瀬高せたか 🗣	Setaka	1,656
25	南瀬高みなみせたか 🗣	Minami-Setaka	451
26	渡瀬わたぜ 🗣	Wataze	512
27	吉野よしの 🗣	Yoshino	852
28	銀水ぎんすい 🗣	Ginsui	1,270
29	大牟田 🗣	Omuta	12,822	Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line
30	荒尾 🗣	Arao	1,846
31	南荒尾みなみあらお 🗣	Minami-Arao	626
32	長洲ながす 🗣	Nagasu	1,280
33	大野下おおのしも 🗣	Ono-shimo	694
34	玉名たまな 🗣	Tamana	4,356
35	肥後伊倉ひごいくら 🗣	Higo-Ikura	521
36	木葉このは 🗣	Konoha	798
37	田原坂たばるざか 🗣	Tabarazaka	55
38	植木うえき 🗣	Ueki	1,460
39	西里にしさと 🗣	Nishisato	1,900
40	崇城大学前そうじょうだいがくまえ 🗣	Sōjōdaigakumae	3,392
41	上熊本 🗣	Kami-Kumamoto	8,433	Station guide Kami-Kumamoto Line, Kumamoto Electric Railway Kikuchi Line
42	熊本 🗣	Kumamoto	34,452	Hōhi Main Line, Kyushu Shinkansen
43	西熊本 🗣	Nishi-Kumamoto	3,034
44	川尻かわしり 🗣	Kawashiri	2,036
45	富合とみあい 🗣	Tomiai	1,584
46	宇土 🗣	Uto	3,850	JR Misumi Line
47	松橋まつばせ 🗣	Matsubase	3,432
48	小川おがわ 🗣	Ogawa	2,282
49	有佐ありさ 🗣	Arisa	1,928
50	千丁せんちょう 🗣	Sencho	550
51	新八代 🗣	Shin-Yatsushiro	4,260	Kyushu Shinkansen
52	八代 🗣	Yatsushiro	4,017	JR Hisatsu Line, Hisatsu Orange Railway
53	折尾 🗣	Orio	28,820	Chikuhō Main Line
54	黒崎 🗣	Kurosaki	27,282
55	水巻 🗣	Mizumaki	3,812
56	陣原じんのはる 🗣	Jin'noharu	3,946
57	海老津 🗣	Ebitsu	6,564
58	遠賀川おんががわ 🗣	Ongagawa	4,554
59	東福間 🗣	Higashifukuma	5,016
60	千鳥ちどり 🗣	Chidori	6,962
61	赤間 🗣	Akama	15,342
62	福工大前 🗣	Fukkodaimae (Fukuoka Institute of Technology)	22,998
63	九産大前 🗣	Kyusandaimae (Kyushu Sangyo University)	15,636
64	香椎かしい 🗣	Kashii	29,062	Kashii Line
65	教育大前きょういくだいまえ 🗣	Kyōikudai-mae	4,518
66	千早 🗣	Chihaya	28,528
67	古賀 🗣	Koga	12,758
68	箱崎 🗣	Hakozaki	13,362
69	福間 🗣	Fukuma	18,114
70	東郷 🗣	Togo	10,216
71	ししぶししぶ 🗣	Shishibu	3,314
72	新宮中央 🗣	Shingu-Chuo	11,150
73	八幡やはた 🗣	Yahata	11,678
74	戸畑とばた 🗣	Tobata	16,986
75	枝光えだみつ 🗣	Edamitsu	5,800
76	九州工大前 🗣	Kyūshūkōdaimae	8,556
77	スペースワールドすぺーすわーるど 🗣	Space World	6,286
78	門司港 🗣	Mojikō	9,804
79	小倉コクラ 🗣	Kokura	109,899	Nippō Main Line, Sanyō Shinkansen, Kokura Line
80	門司もじ 🗣	Moji	11,396	San'yō Main Line
81	小森江 🗣	Komorie	2,472
82	西小倉 🗣	Nishi-Kokura	9,686	Nippō Main Line
83	川内 🗣	Sendai	5,793	Kyushu Shinkansen, Hisatsu Orange Railway
84	鹿児島中央 🗣	Kagoshima-Chūō	40,164	Kyushu Shinkansen, JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
85	鹿児島 🗣	Kagoshima	3,542	Nippō Main Line
86	東市来ひがしいちき 🗣	Higashi-Ichiki	646
87	市来 🗣	Ichiki	658
88	木場茶屋 🗣	Kobanchaya	61
89	串木野 🗣	Kushikino	1,466
90	薩摩松元 🗣	Satsuma-Matsumoto	1,184
91	湯之元ゆのもと 🗣	Yunomoto	570
92	上伊集院 🗣	Kami-Ijūin	3,738
93	伊集院 🗣	Ijuin	4,536
94	隈之城 🗣	Kumanojo	834
95	広木 🗣	Hiroki	2,594
96	神村学園前 🗣	Kamimuragakuen-mae	2,018

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.