Yowara Station (榎原駅, Yowara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]
Yowara Station 榎原駅  | |||||||||||
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 Yowara Station in 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ko Nangocho Yowara, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-3215 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°32′05″N 131°18′23″E / 31.53472°N 131.30639°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nichinan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 60.5 km from Minami-Miyazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1935 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 9 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 60.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The station building is a simple wooden structure with a tile roof and is located at a slightly higher level than the platforms and tracks. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. After the ticket gate, a short flight of steps leads down to a side platform. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3][4]
Platforms
edit| North (station side) | ■ ■ Nichinan Line | for Aburatsu and Minami-Miyazaki |
| South | ■ ■ Nichinan Line | for Kushima and Shibushi |
History
editJapanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases. The first major phase of expansion added 28.5 km of track and several stations, reaching Yowara, which opened as the new northern terminus on 15 April 1935. Freight operations were discontinued in 1960. On 8 May 1963, the route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. 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.[5][6][7]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers (boarding only) per day.[8]
Surrounding area
edit- Nichinan City Yowara Elementary School
- Nichinan City Yowara Junior High School
- Nichinan City Hall Yowara Branch
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "榎原" [Yowara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 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. 57, 96. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ "榎原駅" [Yowara Station]. blog.livedoor.jp. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ 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. 232–3. 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. 775. 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. 21, 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. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
External links
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Media related to Yowara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yowara (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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