Hyūga-Shintomi Station

Hyūga-Shintomi Station (日向新富駅, Hyūga-Shintomi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shintomi, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1][2]

Hyūga-Shintomi Station 日向新富駅
Hyūga-Shintomi Station in 2016
General information
Location	Minashiro, Shintomi-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-1402 Japan
Coordinates	32°04′20″N 131°30′04″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	320.0 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - footbridge to island platform
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku agent on site
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 September 1920 (1920-09-11)
Previous names	Minashiro (until 20 March 1961)
Passengers
FY2016	287 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Sadowara towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Takanabe towards Kokura
Location Kawaminami Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Kawaminami Station Kawaminami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 320.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with two sidings. The station building is modern structure built in 1992 from local materials and designed with elements to resemble the town logo as well as an agricultural greenhouse, recalling the key economic activity of the town. It houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting area. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A bike shed is provided at the station forecourt. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who staffs the ticket window.^[2][3][4][5]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nobeoka
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Miyazaki

History

In 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway (宮崎県営鉄道) had opened a line from Miyazaki northwards to Hirose (now closed). After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the subsequent extension of the track as part of the then Miyazaki Main Line. In the first phase of expansion, the track was extended north from Jirogabyū (now Hyūga-Sumiyoshi to Takanabe which opened on 11 September 1920 as the new northern terminus. This station, at the time known as Minashiro (三納代) was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. Expanding north from Takanabe in phases and joining up with other networks, the track eventually reached Kokura and the entire stretch from Kokura through this station to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. On 20 March 1961, the station was renamed from Minashiro to Hyūga-Shintomi. Freight operations were discontinued in 1982 and baggage handling in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[6][7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 287 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[9]

Surrounding area

• JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base - 5 km to the west of the station. A Lockheed T-33 trainer aircraft is on display outside the station building. It belonged to the 202nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) which was stationed at Nyutabaru.^[10]
• Japan National Route 10
• Shintomi Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "日向新富" [Hyūga-Shintomi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 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. 55, 85. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "2013年1月22日 日向新富駅" [22 January 2013 Hyūga-Shintomi Station]. Shintomi Town official website. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
5. "日向新富駅" [Hyūga-Shintomi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 758. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
8. 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.
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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
10. "2012年3月26日 日向新富駅" [26 March 2012 Hyūga-Shintomi Station]. Shintomi Town official website. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links

Media related to Hyuga-Shintomi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Hyūga-Shintomi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)