Kitagawa Station

Kitagawa Station

北川駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kitagawa Station in 2007
General information
LocationKitagawamachi Kawachimyo, Nobeoka-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-0101
Japan
Coordinates32°41′26″N 131°41′52″E / 32.69056°N 131.69778°E / 32.69056; 131.69778
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance243.2 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
ParkingLimited
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1949 (1949-05-01)
Passengers
FY201624 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Hyūga-Nagai
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Ichitana
towards Kokura
Location
Kitagawa Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Kitagawa Station
Kitagawa Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Kitagawa Station is located in Japan
Kitagawa Station
Kitagawa Station
Kitagawa Station (Japan)
Map

Kitagawa Station (北川駅, Kitagawa-eki) is a railway station in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 243.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3] Only local trains stop at this station.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks on a side hill cutting. There is no station building. From the access road, a short flight of steps leads to the station entrance from where a footbridge gives access to the island platform. A bike shed is provided near the footbridge and limited parking is available at the base of the step by the access road.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Saiki and Oita
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Nobeoka and Miyazaki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 May 1949 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. Baggage handling was abolished in 1972 and the station became unmanned. 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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Nobeoka City Hall Kitagawa General Branch (formerly Kitagawa Town Hall)
  • Nobeoka City Kitagawa Junior High School
  • Nobeoka City Kitagawa Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "北川" [Kitagawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 49, 84. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ 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. 756. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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.
  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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