Kibana Station

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Kibana Station

木花駅
JR Kibana Station 2008.JPG
Kibana Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates31°49′54″N 131°26′12″E / 31.83167°N 131.43667°E / 31.83167; 131.43667Coordinates: 31°49′54″N 131°26′12″E / 31.83167°N 131.43667°E / 31.83167; 131.43667
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance7.5 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes - level crossing and ramps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 1913 (1913-10-31)
Passengers
FY2016353 daily
Rank287th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kibana Station is located in Japan
Kibana Station
Kibana Station
Location within Japan

Kibana Station (木花駅, Kibana-eki) is a train station in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Lines[]

Tayoshi Station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout[]

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade set in a largely residential area. The station building is located on the east side of the tracks and is a timber building decorated with triangular gables and stained glass. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A level crossing leads to the island platform where an automatic ticket vending machine is located. A separate station entrance on the west side has also been constructed which includes a bike shed and a station forecourt with a bus stop and a traffic roundabout. From there a level crossing leads to the island platform.[2][3]

  • A wide angle view of the west entrance. The station building is on the other side of the tracks.

  • The west entrance with detail of the level crossing.

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Nichinan Line
Minamikata Local Undōkōen

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 353 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 287th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "木花" [Kibana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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. 54, 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 774. ISBN 4533029809.
  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. ^ "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.


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