Minamikata Station (Miyazaki)

Minamikata Station 南方駅
Minamikata Station in 2010
General information
Location	Hongominamikata, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 880-0921 Japan
Coordinates	31°51′34″N 131°26′04″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nichinan Line
Distance	4.2 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 October 1913 (1913-10-31)
Passengers
FY2016	89 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Tayoshi towards Minami-Miyazaki Nichinan Line Kibana towards Shibushi
Location Kouchiumi Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Kouchiumi Station Kouchiumi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Minamikata Station (南方駅, Minamikata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Lines

Minamikata Station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 4.2 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade set in a largely residential area. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers.[2][3]

History

The private Miyazaki Light Railway (宮崎軽便鉄道) (later renamed the Miyazaki Railway) opened the station on 31 October 1913 as an intermediate station on a line it had laid between Minami-Miyazaki and Uchiumi (now closed). The station closed when the Miyazaki Railway ceased operations on 1 July 1962. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR) extended its then Shibushi Line north from Kitagō towards Minami-Miyazaki on the same route and reopened Minamikata as an intermediate station on 8 May 1963. 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 89 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]

Surrounding area

• Miyazaki City Kunitomi Elementary School
• Miyazaki City Hongo Elementary School
• Miyazaki City Hongo Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "南方" [Minamikata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
3. 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. 52, 94. 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 774. 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. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].

External links

Media related to Minamikata Station (Miyazaki) at Wikimedia Commons

• Minamikata (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)