Nishi-Miyakonojō Station

Nishi-Miyakonojō Station (西都城駅, Nishi-Miyakonojō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

Nishi-Miyakonojō Station 西都城駅
Nishi-Miyakonojō in May 2018
General information
Location	1-1 Matsumotocho, Miyakonojo-shi, Miyazaki-ken 885-0077 Japan
Coordinates	31°43′24″N 131°03′25″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	392.4 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	No - platform accessed by stairs
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 January 1923 (1923-01-14)
Passengers
FY2016	449 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Isoichi towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Miyakonojō towards Kokura
Location Nishi-Miyakonojō Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Nishi-Miyakonojō Station Nishi-Miyakonojō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 392.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of an elevated station side platform and an island platform, with the station building is located under the elevated tracks. Most of the station building is a wide concourse with exits and ticket gates at one end. The station building also has the remains of a waiting area that was closed off. In the direction of Kokubu, an elevated bridge with no tracks branches off to the south, but this is the ruins of the Shibushi Line, which was in operation until 1987. The viaduct branches off and immediately ends, and the area beyond has been converted into a residential area. Until March 2023, JR Kyushu Service Support was a subcontracted station with station operations, and from April of the same year, the station was transferred to Miyazaki Kotsu. There is a ticket office.The station building was renovated in October 2017, and the exterior was changed to white and black as the main colors, and the station name displayed in gold letters, with the Miyakonojo Shimazu clan's family emblem. The station is not a barrier-free design, and the only way to move between the concourse and the platform is by stairs.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Hayato and Kagoshima-Chūō
2, 3	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki

History

The station was opened on 14 January 1923, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Shibushi Line. On 6 December 1932 the area between Miyakonojo and Nishi-Miyakonojō stations on the Shibushi Line was incorporated into the Nippō Main Line. The station building was destroyed by air raids on 6 August 1945 during World War II. Freight services were discontinued in 1976. The tracks were elevated in 1979. During the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, which occurred on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[3][4][5]

Passenger statistics

In the 2016 fiscal year, the station was used by an average of 449 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Miyakonojo City Hall
• Miyakonojo Joint Government Building
• Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence
• Miyakonojo City Museum of Art
• Miyakonojo History Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. 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. 61, 92. ISBN 9784062951661.
3. 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, 232. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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. 761. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. 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.
6. "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 Nishi-Miyakonojo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nishi-Miyakonojō (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)