Minami-Hyūga Station
![]() Minami-Hyuga Station, Community Center, and Iwawaki City Hall Branch in 2016 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Hiraiwa, Hyūga-shi, Miyazaki-ken 883-0022 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°22′12″N 131°37′41″E / 32.37000°N 131.62806°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 283.1 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by footbridge but each have own entrance | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 11 October 1921 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Iwawaki Station (until 25 May 1963) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2016 | 48 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Minami-Hyūga Station (
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 283.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade with a siding branching off track 1. The station does not have a staffed ticket window and only a waiting area is provided and this occupies only a part of a large multi-storey Japanese style building which also houses a community centre and Iwawaki branch of Hyūga City Hall. There is an accessibility ramp up to the station building. Access to the platform opposite the station building requires a footbridge but there is also a direct entrance to platform 2 on the other side of the tracks. Parking and a bike shed are available at the station forecourt.[2][3][4]
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nobeoka and Oita |
2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport |
History
[edit]In 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers (boarding only) per day.[8]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hyuga City Hiraiwa Elementary and Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "
南日向 " [Minami-Hyūga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 May 2018. - ^ a b 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. 52, 85. ISBN 9784062951654. - ^ "
南日向 " [Minami-Hyūga]. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities. - ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. - ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 758. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. - ^ 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. - ^ "
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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External links
[edit]- Minami-Hyūga (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)