Kagoshima-Chūō

Kagoshima-Chūō Station ( 鹿児島中央駅 Kagoshima-Chūō-eki ? , lit: Kagoshima Central Station) is a major railway station in Kagoshima , Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is located on the Kagoshima Main Line and Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line . Before the Kyushu Shinkansen opened in 2004, the station was called Nishi-Kagoshima Station (lit: West Kagoshima Station).