Nichinan Station

Nichinan Station (日南駅, Nichinan-eki) is a train station in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Nichinan Station

日南駅
Nichinan Station in 2013
LocationJapan
Coordinates31°36′10″N 131°22′52″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance43.8 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 October 1941 (1941-10-28)
Previous namesAgata (until 1 January 1952)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)256 daily
Location
Nichinan Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 43.8 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. A disused platform stands to the east of the track. The station building is a modern steel frame structure which houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting area. A bike shed and parking are available at the station forecourt.[2][3]

JR Kyushu had planned to cease staffing the station. To maintain service to residents, the Nichinan City authorities took over the management of the ticket window as a kan'i itaku agent on 1 April 2015.[4][5]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Nichinan Line
Obi Local Aburatsu

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases, reaching Aburatsu by 1937. The track was extended further north with Kitagō opening as the northern terminus on 28 October 1941. Nichinan, at that time named Agata (吾田), was one of several intermediate stations opened on the same day on the new track. The station was renamed Nichinan on 1 January 1952. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6][7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 256 passengers (boarding only) per day.[9]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "日南" [Nichinan]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 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. 55, 96. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. "市町運営で無人化防ぐ　JR日南と都農駅" [City to take over management to avert unstaffing of JR Nichinan and Tsuno stations]. Miyazaki Mainichi Shimbun website. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. "日南駅" [Nichinan Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 10 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. 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. 775. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. 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.
  9. "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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].


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