Fukushima-Takamatsu Station

Fukushima-Takamatsu Station (福島高松駅, Fukushima-Takamatsu-eki) is a train station in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Fukushima-Takamatsu Station

福島高松駅
Fukushima-Takamatsu Station in 2010
LocationJapan
Coordinates31°27′31″N 131°10′42″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance79.6 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 September 1949 (1949-09-15)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)2 daily
Location
Fukushima-Takamatsu Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 79.6 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is a simple wooden structure with a tiled roof. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. After the ticket gate, short flight of steps leads up to the platform.[2][3][4]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Nichinan Line
Fukushima-Imamachi Local Ōsumi-Natsui

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Fukushima-Takamatsu on 15 September 1949 as an temporary stop on the existing track of its then Shibushi Line. On 10 January 1950, it was upgraded to a full station. On 8 May 1963, the route was designated the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2 passengers (boarding only) per day.[8]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "福島高松" [Fukushima-Takamatsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. 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. 57, 97. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. "福島高松" [Fukushima-Takamatsu]. 26 June 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4533029809.
  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. 776. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. 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, 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  8. "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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