Mangatsuka Station

Mangatsuka Station
谷頭駅
Location Japan
Coordinates 31°49′02″N 131°03′50″E / 31.81722°N 131.06389°E / 31.81722; 131.06389Coordinates: 31°49′02″N 131°03′50″E / 31.81722°N 131.06389°E / 31.81722; 131.06389
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Kitto Line
Distance 10.6 from km Miyakonojō
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Available at forecourt
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Disabled access Partial - 2 steps to platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 March 1947 (1947-03-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 31 daily
Location
Mangatsuka Station
Location within Japan

Mangatsuka Station (万ヶ塚駅, Mangatsuka-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 10.6 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. From the shed, there is a short flight of two steps required to access the platform. Parking and a bike shed are available at the station forecourt.[4][2][5]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kitto Line
Tanigashira Local Higashi Takasaki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 March 1947 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kitto Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Tanigashira came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 31 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "万ヶ塚" [Mangatsuka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 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-万ヶ塚駅編" [Various stations - JR Kitto Line Visit to all stations - Mangatsuka Station page]. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 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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