Hyūga-Kutsukake Station (日向沓掛駅, Hyūga-Kutsukake-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station 日向沓掛駅  | |||||||||||
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 Hyūga-Kutsukake Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Imaizumiko Kiyotakecho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-1602 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°50′32″N 131°20′41″E / 31.84222°N 131.34472°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 352.5 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bicycles | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 September 1965 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 85 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 352.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout edit
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is simple functional prefabricated structure which houses a waiting area, a SUGOCA card reader and a toilet. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyakonojō and Kagoshima-Chūō |
History edit
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the facility as the Hyūga-Kutsukake signal box on 15 September 1965. It was upgraded to a full station on 1 October 1965, two weeks later. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 85 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]
Surrounding area edit
- Kiyotake Driving School
- Japan National Route 269
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "日向沓掛" [Hyūga-Kutsukake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 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. 58, 91. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ 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. 760. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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].
External links edit
Media related to Hyuga-Kutsukake Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hyūga-Kutsukake (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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