Hyūga-Kutsukake Station

Railway station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance352.5 km from KokuraPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicyclesAccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 September 1965 (1965-09-15)PassengersFY201685 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Tano towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Kiyotake towards Kokura

Location
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Hyūga-Kutsukake Station (日向沓掛駅, Hyūga-Kutsukake-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]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 352.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is simple functional prefabricated structure which houses a waiting area, a SUGOCA card reader and a toilet. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Miyakonojō and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the facility as the Hyūga-Kutsukake signal box on 15 September 1965. It was upgraded to a full station on 1 October 1965, two weeks later. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 85 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[6]

Surrounding area

Kiyotake Driving School
Japan National Route 269

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "日向沓掛" [Hyūga-Kutsukake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 May 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. 58, 91. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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].