Hyūga-Ōtsuka Station

Hyūga-Ōtsuka Station (日向大束駅, Hyūga-Ōtsuka-eki) is a train station in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Hyūga-Ōtsuka Station

日向大束駅
Hyūga-Ōtsuka Station in 2010
LocationJapan
Coordinates31°30′38″N 131°14′55″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance68.6 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1935 (1935-04-15)
Passengers
FY201624 daily
Location
Hyūga-Ōtsuka Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 68.6 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a simple wooden structure in Japanese style with a tile roof. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing. A bike shed is available at the station forecourt.[2][3]

  • A view of the station platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Nichinan Line
Yowara Local Hyūga-Kitakata

History

Japanese 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. Hyūga-Ōtsuka was one of the intermediate stations which opened on the same day. 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.[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "日向大束" [Hyūga-Ōtsuka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 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. 56, 96. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 775. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. 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.
  7. "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].


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