Takanabe Station (高鍋駅, Takanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Takanabe, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line. Until 1984, it was a junction for the now closed Tsuma Line.[1][2]
Takanabe Station 高鍋駅  | |||||||||||
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 Takanabe Station in 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6211 Kaguchiura, Takanabe-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki-ken 884-0004 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°07′20″N 131°32′01″E / 32.12222°N 131.53361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 313.6 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 passing loop and 1 siding | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - island platformed accessed by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 September 1920 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 799 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 192nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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  Takanabe Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture  Takanabe Station Takanabe Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 313.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout edit
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a passing loop and siding branching off track 2. The station building is a wooden structure in traditional Japanese style with a tiled roof. It houses a staffed ticket window, a waiting area, an automatic ticket vending machine and a shop selling local produce. Access to the island platform is by means of a covered footbridge.[2][3]
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
Platforms edit
| 1, 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nobeoka for Miyazaki |
History edit
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. In the first phase of expansion, the track from Jirogabyū (now Hyūga-Sumiyoshi forked off from the track to Hirose and extended north, with Takanabe which opened on 11 September 1920 as the new northern terminus. Takanabe became a through station on 11 June 1921 when the track was further extended to Mimitsu. Expanding north in phases and joining up with other networks, the track eventually reached Kokura and the entire stretch from Kokura through Takanabe to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. The original station building was destroyed on July 16, 1945 by an air raid in World War II, and was rebuilt in 1947. Freight service and baggage handling were discontinued in 1985. 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.[6][7][8]
Surrounding area edit
The station is located near the coast at the eastern end of the town. Facilities such as the town hall, Maizuru Park, Takanabe Town Museum of Art, Takanabe Town Historical Museum, and Miyazaki Prefectural Takanabe Agricultural High School are located in the center of the town, but they are approximately 2 kilometers away from the station.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 799 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 192nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "高鍋" [Takanabe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. 54, 85. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "高鍋駅" [Takanabe Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Takanabe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Takanabe (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)
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