Minami-Hyūga Station

Minami-Hyūga Station (南日向駅, Minami-Hyūga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hyūga, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1][2]

Minami-Hyūga Station 南日向駅
Minami-Hyuga Station, Community Center, and Iwawaki City Hall Branch in 2016
General information
Location	Hiraiwa, Hyūga-shi, Miyazaki-ken 883-0022 Japan
Coordinates	32°22′12″N 131°37′41″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	283.1 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	Yes - platforms linked by footbridge but each have own entrance
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 October 1921 (1921-10-11)
Previous names	Iwawaki Station (until 25 May 1963)
Passengers
FY2016	48 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Mimitsu towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Zaikōji towards Kokura
Location Totoro Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Totoro Station Totoro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 283.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade with a siding branching off track 1. The station does not have a staffed ticket window and only a waiting area is provided and this occupies only a part of a large multi-storey Japanese style building which also houses a community centre and Iwawaki branch of Hyūga City Hall. There is an accessibility ramp up to the station building. Access to the platform opposite the station building requires a footbridge but there is also a direct entrance to platform 2 on the other side of the tracks. Parking and a bike shed are available at the station forecourt.^[2][3][4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nobeoka and Oita
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport

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, reaching Mimitsu by 11 October 1921. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Tomitaka (now Hyūgashi) which opened as the new northern terminus on 11 October 1921. This station, then named Iwawaki Station (岩脇駅), was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. Freight services were discontinued in 1962. On 25 May 1963, the station was renamed Minami-Hyūga. Baggage handling was discontinued in 1974, and the station became unattended. 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.^[5][6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 48 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[8]

Surrounding area

• Hyuga City Hiraiwa Elementary and Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "南日向" [Minami-Hyūga]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 21 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. 52, 85. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "南日向" [Minami-Hyūga]. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 758. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. 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.
8. "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].

External links

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