Kanō Station (Miyazaki)

Kanō Station (加納駅, Kanō-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]

Kanō Station 加納駅
Kanō Station in 2017
General information
Location	Otsu Kiyotakecho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-1605 Japan
Coordinates	31°52′33″N 131°24′22″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	345.1 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	11 March 1989 (1989-03-11)
Passengers
FY2016	194 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Minami-Miyazaki towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Kiyotake towards Kokura
Location Kanō Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Kanō Station Kanō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 345.1 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 set in a confined urban area among high-rise buildings. The station building is narrow modern wooden structure adorned with a triangular gable and stained glass. The ticket window is unstaffed but an automatic ticket vending machine and SUGOCA card reader is provided. A short flight of steps leads up to the platform.^[2][3]

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  A view of the station platform and track.

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 194 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[5]

Surrounding area

The area is a residential area on the outskirts of Miyazaki City.

• Japan National Route 269
• Miyazaki University of Industrial Management

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "加納" [Kanō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 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. 59, 90. ISBN 9784062951661.
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. 760. 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. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].

External links

Media related to Kanō Station (Miyazaki) at Wikimedia Commons

• Kanō (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)