Tsuno Station (都農駅, Tsuno-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Tsuno, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
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 Tsuno Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kawakita, Tsuno-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-1201 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°15′03″N 131°34′05″E / 32.25083°N 131.56806°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 298.7 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevator | ||||||||||
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| Status | Kan'i itaku station | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 June 1921 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 395 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 272nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 298.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The station building is wooden structure built in traditional Japanese style and remodelled in 2017. It houses a staffed ticket window, a waiting area, the office of the local tourism association and a community space which features a diorama maintained by local railway enthusiasts. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A bike shed is provided at the station forecourt.[2][3][4][5]
JR Kyushu had planned to cease staffing the station. To maintain service to residents, the Tsuno town authorities took over the management of the ticket window as a kan'i itaku agent on 1 April 2015.[6][7]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nobeoka and Oita |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport |
History
editIn 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (宮崎県営鉄道) had opened a line from Miyazaki northwards to Hirose (now closed). After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the subsequent extension of the track as part of the then Miyazaki Main Line, reaching Takanabe by 11 September 1920. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Mimitsu, which opened as the new northern terminus on 11 June 1921. Tsuno was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. Expanding north from Mimitsu in phases and joining up with other networks, the track eventually reached Kokura and the entire stretch from Kokura through this station to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. Fright operations ceased in 1981 and baggage handling in 1984. 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.[8][9][10]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 395 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 272nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[11]
Surrounding area
edit- Tsuno Town Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "都農" [Tsuno]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. 53, 85. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "都農駅がリニューアルしました" [Tsuno Station reopened]. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "都農駅がリニューアルしました Part 2" [Tsuno Station reopened Part 2]. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "市町運営で無人化防ぐ JR日南と都農駅" [City to take over management to avert unstaffing of JR Nichinan and Tsuno stations]. Miyazaki Mainichi Shimbun website. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "都農駅" [Tsuno Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. 758. 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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
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