Nangō Station

南郷駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Nangō Station in 2020
General information
LocationNangocho Higashimachi, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-3207
Japan
Coordinates31°32′09″N 131°22′22″E / 31.53583°N 131.37278°E / 31.53583; 131.37278
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance53.0 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku agent on site
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 March 1936 (1936-03-01)
Passengers
FY2016167 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ōdōtsu
towards Minami-Miyazaki
 Nichinan Line Taninokuchi
towards Shibushi
Location
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O Nangō bi Station
O Nangō bi Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
O Nangō bi Station is located in Japan
O Nangō bi Station
O Nangō bi Station
O Nangō bi Station (Japan)

Nangō Station (南郷駅, Nangō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 53.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade with a siding. The station building is a simple concrete block structure which houses a ticket window and a waiting area. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who manages the ticket window.[2][3][4]

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases, reaching Yowara by 1935. The track was extended further north with Ōdōtsu opening as the northern terminus on 1 March 1936. On the same day, Nangō opened as an intermediate station the new track. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971 and baggage handling in 1985. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 167 passengers (boarding only) per day.[8]

Surrounding area

  • Nichinan City Nangō Town General Branch (formerly Nangō Town Hall)
  • Nichinan City Nangō Elementary School
  • Nichinan City Nangō Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "南郷" [Nangō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. 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. 57, 96. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ↑ "南郷駅" [Nangō Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 12 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ↑ 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. 775. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ↑ 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, 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  8. ↑ "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. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].

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