Takasaki Shinden Station

Takasaki Shinden Station (高崎新田駅, Takasaki Shinden-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Takasaki Shinden Station 高崎新田駅
Takasaki Shinden Station in 2006
General information
Location	Takazakicho Maeda, Miyakonojō-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-4506 Japan
Coordinates	31°52′34″N 131°03′45″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kitto Line
Distance	17.8 from km Miyakonojō
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available at forecourt
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	Yes - level crossing and ramp to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 May 1913 (1913-05-11)
Passengers
FY2016	65 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Hyūga Maeda towards Yoshimatsu Kitto Line Higashi Takasaki towards Miyakonojō
Location Takasaki Shinden Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Takasaki Shinden Station Takasaki Shinden Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 17.8 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The station building is a modern flat-roofed concrete structure; formerly staffed, it is now unattended and now serves only as a waiting room. A level crossing and ramp leads to the island platform. Parking and bike sheds are available at the station forecourt.^[2][4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kitto Line	for Miyakonojō and Miyazaki
2	■ ■ Kitto Line	for Yoshimatsu and Hayato

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened what it then designated as the Miyazaki Line between Yoshimatsu and Kobayashi (then named Kobayashimachi) on 1 October 1912. In the second phase of expansion, the track was extended southeast to Tanigashira which opened as the eastern terminus on 11 May 1913. Takasaki Shinden opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the new track. On 15 December 1923, the stretch of track between Yoshimatsu and Miyakonojō which included Takasaki Shinden, was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line. On 6 December 1932, the same stretch was separated out and was designated as the Kitto Line with Miyakonojō as the starting point. The current station building was completed in 1969. Freight services were discontinued in 1980 and baggage handling in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Takasaki Shinden came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[3][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 75 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[7]

Surrounding area

• Miyakonojo City Hall Takasaki General Branch (formerly Takasaki Town Hall)
• Miyakonojo City Takasaki Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "高崎新田" [Takasaki Shinden]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
3. 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, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
4. 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. 51, 85. ISBN 9784062951661.
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. p. 232. 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. 777. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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].

External links

Media related to Takasaki-Shinden Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)