Kita-Nobeoka Station (北延岡駅, Kita-Nobeoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Kita-Nobeoka Station 北延岡駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kita-Nobeoka Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sashikinomachi, Nobeoka-shi, Miyazaki-ken 882-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°37′50″N 131°41′24″E / 32.63056°N 131.69000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 251.3 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 February 1953 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 4 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 251.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3] Only local trains stop at this station.
Layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. There is no station building but weather shelters are provided on the platforms for passengers. Access to the opposite side platform is by a footbridge.[2][3]
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 11 February 1953 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 JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Nobeoka City Kawashima Elementary School
- Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Commercial High School
- Nobeoka Gakuen High School / Shogakukan Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "北延岡" [Kita-Nobeoka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 June 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. 51, 84. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Kita-Nobeoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kita-Nobeoka (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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