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Higashi-Tsuno Station

Coordinates: 32°17′25″N 131°34′55″E / 32.2903°N 131.5820°E / 32.2903; 131.5820
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Higashi-Tsuno Station

ひがし都農つのえき
Kyushu Railway Company
Higashi-Tsuno Station in 2005. The station is the small shed to the left. The large building (now demolished) was the visitors centre of a MAGLEV experimental railway.
General information
LocationKawakita, Tsuno-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-120
Japan
Coordinates32°17′25″N 131°34′55″E / 32.2903°N 131.5820°E / 32.2903; 131.5820
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nippō Main Line
Distance294.1 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 August 1952 (1952-08-21)
Passengers
FY201651 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Tsuno
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Mimitsu
towards Kokura
Location
Higashi-Tsuno Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Higashi-Tsuno Station
Higashi-Tsuno Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Higashi-Tsuno Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Tsuno Station
Higashi-Tsuno Station
Higashi-Tsuno Station (Japan)
Map

Higashi-Tsuno Station (ひがし都農つのえき, Higashi-Tsuno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tsuno, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 294.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3] Only local trains stop at this station.

Layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. There is no station building, only a simple shed has been provided on platform 1 as a waiting room for passengers. A bike shed is provided at the station forecourt which also has ample space for parking. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge; however, this platform is used as a siding and in normal operations all trains use platform 1.[2][3]

Platforms

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1   Nippō Main Line for Nobeoka
for Miyazaki
2   Nippō Main Line siding

History

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Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 21 August 1952 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. Baggage handling was suspended in 1974 and the station became unattended at that time. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 51 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "ひがし都農つの" [Higashi-Tsuno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説ずせつ: 日本にっぽん鉄道てつどう 四国しこく九州きゅうしゅうライン 全線ぜんせんぜんえきぜん配線はいせんだい6かん 熊本くまもと 大分おおいた 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. 52, 85. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせんだい事典じてん 国鉄こくてつ・JRへん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 758. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本にっぽん鉄道てつどう旅行りょこう地図ちずちょう 12ごう 九州きゅうしゅう 沖縄おきなわ全線ぜんせんぜんえき全廃ぜんぱいせん [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  6. ^ "宮崎みやざきけん統計とうけい年鑑ねんかん 鉄道てつどう輸送ゆそう実績じっせき(1にち平均へいきん)" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成へいせい28年度ねんど [fiscal 2016].
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