Kitagō Station

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Kitagō Station

北郷駅
JR Kyushu Kitago station.jpg
Kitagō Station in 2007
LocationJapan
Coordinates31°40′42″N 131°22′25″E / 31.67833°N 131.37361°E / 31.67833; 131.37361Coordinates: 31°40′42″N 131°22′25″E / 31.67833°N 131.37361°E / 31.67833; 131.37361
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance32.5 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 October 1941 (1941-10-28)
Passengers
FY201671 daily
Location
Kitagō Station is located in Japan
Kitagō Station
Kitagō Station
Location within Japan

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

Lines[]

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 32.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout[]

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade, with a siding. The station building is a timber built structure in loghouse style with wooden fittings and furniture inside. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.[2][3]

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Nichinan Line
Ibii yellow Uchinoda

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, with Kitagō opening as the northern terminus on 28 October 1941. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the postwar successor of JGR, extended the track further north from Kitagō towards Minami-Miyazaki. The linkup was completed on 8 May 1963, whereupon the stretch from Shibushi through Kitagō to Minami-Miyazaki was designated as the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of JNR 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 71 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "北郷" [Kitagō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 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. 55, 95. 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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