Ebino Station

Ebino Station

えびの駅
Ebino Station; えびの駅
	Ebino Station in 2010
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°02′33″N 130°48′56″E / 32.04250°N 130.81556°ECoordinates: 32°02′33″N 130°48′56″E / 32.04250°N 130.81556°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kitto Line
Distance	52.0 km from Miyakonojō
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available at forecourt
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	Yes - level crossing and ramps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1912
Previous names	Kakutō (until 1 November 1990)
Passengers
FY2016	79 daily
Location
	Ebino Station Location within Japan

Ebino Station (えびの駅, Ebino-eki) is a train station in Ebino, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line.^[1]^[2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 52.0 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.^[3]

Layout[]

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is the original timber structure in traditional Japanese style from the time the station was opened in 1912 during the Taisho period. It has become unstaffed and now serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps. Parking and a bike shed are available at the forecourt.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Adjacent stations[]

←		Service		→
Kitto Line
Ebino Uwae		Local	Kyōmachi Onsen

History[]

On 1 October 1912, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened a track between Yoshimatsu and Kobayashi (then named Kobayashimachi) during the first phase of construction of what it then designated as the Miyazaki Line. Ebino (at that time named Kakutō (加久��)) was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations along the track. On 15 December 1923, the stretch of track between Yoshimatsu and Miyakonojō which included Kakutō, was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line. On 6 December 1932, the same stretch was separated out and was designated as the Kitto Line with Miyakonojō as the starting point. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Kakutō came under the control of JR Kyushu. On 1 November 1990, Kakutō was renamed Ebino.^[3]^[6]^[7]

On 25 April 2014, the station building gained protected status as a Registered National Tangible Cultural Property.^[8]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 79 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[9]

References[]

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "えびの" [Ebino]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
^ 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. 50, 84. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ "鉄道のいろいろ-JR吉都線-全駅を訪ねて-えびの駅編" [Various stations - JR Kitto Line Visit to all stations - Ebino Station page]. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 232. ISBN 4533029809.
^ 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. 778. ISBN 4533029809.
^ "ＪＲ吉都線えびの駅本屋" [JR Kitto Line Ebino Station building]. Cultural Heritage Online. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
^ "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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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "えびの" [Ebino]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[imao-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.

[kawashima-4] 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. 50, 84. ISBN 9784062951661.

[5] "鉄道のいろいろ-JR吉都線-全駅を訪ねて-えびの駅編" [Various stations - JR Kitto Line Visit to all stations - Ebino Station page]. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.

[teishajo1-6] 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. p. 232. ISBN 4533029809.

[teishajo2-7] 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. 778. ISBN 4533029809.

[8] "ＪＲ吉都線えびの駅本屋" [JR Kitto Line Ebino Station building]. Cultural Heritage Online. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

[prefstats-9] "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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