Hirakawa

Known weekday departures: 79/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 79/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:12 / 23:30

Busiest hour (known departures): 8:00–9:00 (6)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

• Ibusuki Makurazaki Line: Goino ⇄ Sesekushi

Hirakawa Station opened on 20 May 1934 when the Japanese Government Railways' then Ibusuki Line was extended south from its previous terminus at Goino. The route was renamed the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line on 31 October 1963, and the station passed to JR Kyushu on 1 April 1987 with the privatisation of JNR. Located in Kagoshima City, the above-ground station has a single side platform. It was destaffed on 10 May 1963 with the end of baggage handling, restaffed on 8 March 1983, and destaffed again on 30 May 2020 with the introduction of the remote-assistance "ANSWER" system. The station building was relocated 100 m towards Kagoshima on 1 July 1979. SUGOCA IC cards became usable from 1 December 2012.

Despite its name, Hirakawa Station is not the closest stop to Hirakawa Zoo — that title belongs to neighbouring Goino.