Miyazaki Airport Station (宮崎空港駅, Miyazaki-kūkō-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]
Miyazaki Airport Station 宮崎空港駅  | |||||||||||
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 Miyazaki Airport Station building | |||||||||||
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| Location | 242 Akae, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 880-0912 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°52′21″N 131°26′22″E / 31.872474°N 131.439556°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Miyazaki Kūkō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.4 km from Tayoshi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 July 1996 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 864 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is the terminus of the Miyazaki Kūkō Line and is located 1.4 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Tayoshi.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of one elevated island platform and two tracks, and the platform is slightly curved. In front of the exit the station building is the entrance to the Miyazaki Airport Passenger Terminal Building and the bus terminal.[2]
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It mans the Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[3]
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ ■Miyazaki Kūkō Line | for Minami-Miyazaki, Miyazaki and Nobeoka |
History
editThe station was opened on 18 July 1996.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 864 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 183rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Miyazaki Airport
- Miyazaki East Hospital
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b 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. 54, 86. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
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Media related to Miyazaki Airport Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Kyushu station information (in Japanese)
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