Hyūga Shōnai Station

Hyūga Shōnai Station
日向庄内駅
Hyūga Shōnai Station in 2008
Location Japan
Coordinates 31°45′44″N 131°03′42″E / 31.76222°N 131.06167°E / 31.76222; 131.06167Coordinates: 31°45′44″N 131°03′42″E / 31.76222°N 131.06167°E / 31.76222; 131.06167
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Kitto Line
Distance 4.1 from km Miyakonojō
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Disabled access Yes - no steps to platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 65 daily
Location
Hyūga Shōnai Station
Location within Japan

Hyūga Shōnai Station (日向庄内駅, Hyūga Shōnai-eki) is a train station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 4.1 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform, serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shed has been set up at the station entrance as a waiting room. A bike shed is available at the station forecourt.[4][2][5]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kitto Line
Miyakonojō Local Tanigashira

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Hyūga Shōnai on 15 April 1952 as an additional station on the existing track on the Kitto Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, Tanigashira came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 65 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "日向庄内" [Hyūga Shōnai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 21, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
  4. ↑ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 51, 85. ISBN 9784062951661.
  5. ↑ "鉄道のいろいろ-JR吉都線-全駅を訪ねて-日向庄内駅編" [Various stations - JR Kitto Line Visit to all stations - Hyūga Shōnai Station page]. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 777. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ↑ "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
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