Hyūga-Kutsukake Station

Hyūga-Kutsukake Station

日向沓掛駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station in 2007
General information
LocationImaizumiko Kiyotakecho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-1602
Japan
Coordinates31°50′32″N 131°20′41″E / 31.84222°N 131.34472°E / 31.84222; 131.34472
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance352.5 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicycles
AccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 September 1965 (1965-09-15)
Passengers
FY201685 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Tano
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Kiyotake
towards Kokura
Location
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station is located in Japan
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station (Japan)
Map

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

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

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

1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Miyakonojō and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 85 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "日向沓掛" [Hyūga-Kutsukake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 May 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.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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. 760. 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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