Hasugaike Station

Hasugaike Station (蓮ヶ池駅, Hasugaike-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1][2]

Hasugaike Station 蓮ヶ池駅
Hasugaike Station in 2006
General information
Location	Kitada Murasumicho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken, 880-0837 Japan
Coordinates	31°57′37″N 131°26′34″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	334.7 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)
Passengers
FY2016	196 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Miyazaki-Jingū towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Hyūga-Sumiyoshi towards Kokura
Location Tano Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Tano Station Tano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 334.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3] Only local trains stop at this station.

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building. From the access road, a short flight of steps leads directly to the platform where there is a shelter housing Sugoca card readers.^[2][3]

History

Japanese National Railways opened Hasugaike as an additional temporary stop on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line on 1 December 1986. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu which upgraded Hasugaike to a full station.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 196 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Miyazaki City Sumiyoshi Minami Elementary School
• Miyazaki City Higashiomiya Junior High School
• Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Kita High School
• Hasugaike Kofun Cluster

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "蓮ヶ池" [Hasugaike]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 54, 86. ISBN 9784062951654.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 759. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].

External links

Media related to Hasugaike Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Hasugaike (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)