Miyazaki-Jingū Station (宮崎神宮駅, Miyazaki-Jingū-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]
Miyazaki-Jingū Station 宮崎神宮駅  | |||||||||||
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 Entrance of Miyazaki-Jingū Station in 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-chōme-1 Jingūhigashi, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 880-0056 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′18″N 131°25′50″E / 31.93833°N 131.43056°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 337.4 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 2 sidings | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bicycles | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - level crossing and ramp to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hanagajima (until 10 November 1954) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 542 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 235th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 337.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with two sidings beyond platform/track 2. There is no station building but an enclosed waiting room housing an automatic ticket vending machine has been set up under the canopy of the island platform. A red torii stands at the station entrance, recalling the nearby Miyazaki-jingū shrine. Access to the island platform from the station entrance is by means of a level crossing with a ramp.[2][3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nobeoka and Saiki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyakonojō, Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport |
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Another view of the station entrance. The concrete structure behind the torii is not the station building but a toilet. -
A view of the island platform. Note the Sugoca card reader and the waiting room. -
Another view of the platform. Beyond the waiting room, the level crossing can be seen in the distance. -
The old station building, since demolished. This photo was taken in 2003.
History
editOn 15 December 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (宮崎県営鉄道) opened a line from Miyazaki northwards to Hirose (now closed). This station, then named Hanagajima Station (花ヶ島駅) was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the track. The Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control of the station, designating it as part of the Tsuma Light Rail Line (妻軽便線). By 1920, JGR had extended the track from Hirose northwards to Takanabe. Thus on 11 September 1920, JGR designated the stretch of track from Takanabe, through Hanagajima to Miyazaki as part of the Miyazaki Main Line, which at that time already comprised the track from Miyazaki southwards to Miyakonojō. Expanding north of Takanabe in phases, the track eventually reached Kokura and the entire stretch from Kokura to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. Hanagajima was renamed Miyazaki-Jingu on 10 November 1954. Freight operations were discontinued in 1984 and baggage handling in 1985, after which the station became unattended. 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.[4][5][6]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 542 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 235th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Surrounding area
edit- Miyazaki-jingū
- Miyazaki City Omiya Elementary School
- Miyazaki City Higashiomiya Elementary School
- Miyazaki City Miyazaki Higashi Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "宮崎神宮" [Miyazaki-Jingū]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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. 55, 86. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ 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. 759. 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
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Media related to Miyazaki-Jingu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Miyazaki-Jingū (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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