| Hirakawa Station | |
| Native Name: | 平川駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | 3786 Hirakawa-chō, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-0133 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Ibusuki Makurazaki Line |
| Distance: | 17.2 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 896 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2020 |
| Map Type: | Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Hirakawa Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1] [2]
The station is served by the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and is located 17.2 km from the starting point of the line at .[1]
This is an above-ground station with one side platform. The station is unattended.
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the then from Nishi-Kagoshima (now to on 7 December 1930. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south, with Hirakawa opening on 20 May 1934. On 31 October 1963, the line which served the station was renamed the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3]
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 896 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 148th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]