Miyakonojō Station

都城駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Miyakonojō Station in March 2017
General information
Location4553 Sakaemachi, Miyakonojō-shi, Miyazaki-ken 885-0023
Japan
Coordinates31°44′11″N 131°4′29″E / 31.73639°N 131.07472°E / 31.73639; 131.07472
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)
■ Nippō Main Line

■ Kitto Line

Distance389.9 km from Kokura
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
AccessibleYes, elevators on platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened8 October 1913 (1913-10-08)
Passengers
FY20161,111 daily
Rank152nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Nishi-Miyakonojō
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Mitsumata
towards Kokura
Hyūga Shōnai
towards Yoshimatsu
 Kitto Line Terminus
Location
Miyakonojō Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyakonojō Station
Miyakonojō Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyakonojō Station is located in Japan
Miyakonojō Station
Miyakonojō Station
Miyakonojō Station (Japan)

Miyakonojō Station (都城駅, Miyakonojō-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 389.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura. It is also the terminal station on the Kitto Line and is 61.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Yoshimatsu.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms as well as multiple sidings. The side platform is adjacent to the station building and is connected to the island platforms by footbridges. Next to track 1 is the former freight platform, but the middle track (track 2) between tracks 1 and 3 has been removed. Barrier-free construction was completed on March 15, 2014, and elevators were installed on the footbridge and on each platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1-3 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki
for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō
4-5 ■ ■ Kitto Line for Kobayashi and Yoshimatsu

History

Japanese Government Railways opened Miyakonojō Station on 8 October 1913 as the eastern terminus of its then Miyazaki Line which it had been extending eastwards from Yoshimatsu since 1912. On 11 Feb 1914, Miyakonojō became a through-station when the track was extended towards the northeast to Mimata. By 21 September 1917, the track had reached Miyazaki and line was renamed the Miyazaki Main Line. By 1923, the track had reached north to link up with the track of the Nippō Main Line at Shigeoka. The entire stretch through Miyazaki, Miyakonojō to Yoshimatsu was then redesignated as part of the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923.[3][4]

By this time, the extension of the track south and west towards Kagoshima from Miyakonojō had also begun. On 14 January 1923, Japanese Government Railways opened the Shibushi Line from Miyakonojō through Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed). By 1932, various lines stretching to Kagoshima had been linked up and through-traffic had been achieved. The lines serving Miyakonojō were redesignated. The stretch to Yoshimatsu (running generally northeast) was designated as the Kitto Line with Miyakonojō as the eastern terminus. The other tracks, with lines of various names now linked up to Kagoshima were designated as part of the Nippō Main Line. Cargo handling at the station was abolished in November 1986, and the Miyakonojo Container Center was established as a replacement. It was later renamed Miyakonojo Ofrail Station in April 2006. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor to Japanese Government Railways, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of Kyushu Railway Company.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,111 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 152nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

  • Miyakonojo City Shukiyoshi Elementary School
  • Miyakonojo City Shukiyoshi Junior High School
  • Miyazaki Prefectural Miyakonojo Agricultural High School

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 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. 61, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
  3. 1 2 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, 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. 1 2 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. pp. 760–1, 776. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ↑ "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.

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