Mimitsu Station

Mimitsu Station
美々津駅
Mimitsu Station in 2005
Location Japan
Coordinates 32°19′33″N 131°36′08″E / 32.32583°N 131.60222°E / 32.32583; 131.60222Coordinates: 32°19′33″N 131°36′08″E / 32.32583°N 131.60222°E / 32.32583; 131.60222
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Nippō Main Line
Distance 289.7 km from Kokura
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks 3 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Disabled access No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 11 June 1921 (1921-06-11)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 123 daily
Location
Mimitsu Station
Location within Japan

Mimitsu Station (美々津駅, Mimitsu-eki) is a railway station in Hyūga, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 289.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks at grade with a siding branching off track 1. There is no station building, only a simple shed has been provided on platform 1 as a waiting room for passengers. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Parking and a bike shed are available at the station forecourt.[3][2]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nippō Main Line
Minami-Hyūga Local Higashi-Tsuno

History

In 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (宮崎県営鉄道) had opened a line from Miyazaki northwards to Hirose (now closed). After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the subsequent extension of the track as part of the then Miyazaki Main Line, reaching Takanabe by 11 September 1920. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Mimitsu, which opened as the new northern terminus on 11 June 1921. It became a through station on 11 October 1921 when the track was further extended to Tomitaka (now Hyūgashi). Expanding north in phases and joining up with other networks, the track eventually reached Kokura and the entire stretch from Kokura through Mimitsu to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. 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.[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 123 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "美々津" [Mimitsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 53, 85. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ↑ 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. ↑ 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. 758. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. ↑ 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. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  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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