Hyūga-Kutsukake Station
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station 日向沓掛駅 | |||||||||
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| Hyūga-Kutsukake Station in 2007 | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| 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 / 31.84222; 131.34472 | ||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||
| Line(s) | ■しかく Nippō Main Line | ||||||||
| Distance | 352.5 km from Kokura | ||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bicycles | ||||||||
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 15 September 1965 (1965年09月15日) | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| FY2016 | 85 daily | ||||||||
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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]
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 ]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)
