Hyūga Shōnai Station

日向庄内駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hyūga Shōnai Station in 2008
General information
LocationOtobocho, Miyakonojō-shi, Miyazaki-ken 885-0112
Japan
Coordinates31°45′44″N 131°03′42″E / 31.76222°N 131.06167°E / 31.76222; 131.06167
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kitto Line
Distance4.1 from km Miyakonojō
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleYes - no steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
Passengers
FY201665 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Tanigashira
towards Yoshimatsu
 Kitto Line Miyakonojō
Terminus
Location
Hyūga Shōnai Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Hyūga Shōnai Station
Hyūga Shōnai Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Hyūga Shōnai Station is located in Japan
Hyūga Shōnai Station
Hyūga Shōnai Station
Hyūga Shōnai Station (Japan)

Hyūga Shōnai Station (日向庄内駅, Hyūga Shōnai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 4.1 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform, serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shed has been set up at the station entrance as a waiting room. A bike shed is available at the station forecourt.[2][4]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Hyūga Shōnai on 15 April 1952 as an additional station on the existing track on the Kitto Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, Tanigashira came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 65 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "日向庄内" [Hyūga Shōnai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 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. 21, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
  4. ↑ 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. 51, 85. ISBN 9784062951661.
  5. ↑ 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. 777. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ↑ "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].

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