Mukainoharu Station

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Mukainoharu Station

向之原駅
Mukainoharu-station.JPG
Mukainoharu Station in April 2014
LocationYufu, Ōita
Japan
Coordinates33°11′48″N 131°30′50″E / 33.19667°N 131.51389°E / 33.19667; 131.51389Coordinates: 33°11′48″N 131°30′50″E / 33.19667°N 131.51389°E / 33.19667; 131.51389
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kyudai Main Line
Distance127.7 km from Kurume
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 October 1915 (1915-10-30)
Previous namesMukainohara (until 1 December 1922)
Passengers
FY2016609 daily
Rank221st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Mukainoharu Station is located in Japan
Mukainoharu Station
Mukainoharu Station
Location within Japan

Mukainoharu Station (向之原駅, Mukainoharu-eki) is a railway station on the Kyudai Main Line in Yufu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines[]

Mukainoharu Station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 127.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Station layout[]

The station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks with a siding. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building is a modern steel frame structure which houses a waiting area, a staffed ticket window, an automatic ticket vending machine, a SUGOCA card charge machine and a SUGOCA card reader.[3][2]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Kyudai Main Line
Onigase Local Bungo-Kokubu

History[]

The station opened on 30 October 1915 as a station on the Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) with the name originally read as "Mukainohara".[6] The Daito Railway was nationalized and absorbed into the Japanese Government Railways on 1 December 1922, and the reading of the station name was changed to "Mukainoharu" from this date, although the Japanese characters for the name remained unchanged.[6] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 609 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 221st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "向之原" [Mukainoharu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 April 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 40, 74. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "向之原駅" [Mukainoharu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 13 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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. 742. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ^ "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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