Kibana Station
Kibana Station 木花駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kibana Station in April 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kumano, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-2151 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°49′54″N 131°26′12″E / 31.83167°N 131.43667°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nichinan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.5 km from Minami-Miyazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - level crossing and ramps to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 31 October 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 353 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 287th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Kibana Station (木花駅, Kibana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]Kibana Station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]
Layout
[edit]The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an unnumbered island platform serving two tracks at grade set in a largely residential area. The station building is located on the east side of the tracks and is a timber building decorated with triangular gables and stained glass. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A level crossing leads to the island platform where an automatic ticket vending machine is located. A separate station entrance on the west side has also been constructed which includes a bike shed and a station forecourt with a bus stop and a traffic roundabout. From there a level crossing leads to the island platform.[2][3]
Platforms
[edit]| East side | ■ ■Nichinan Line | for Aburatsu and Shibushi |
| West side | ■ ■ Nichinan Line | for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki |
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A wide angle view of the west entrance. The station building is on the other side of the tracks. -
The west entrance with detail of the level crossing.
History
[edit]The private Miyazaki Light Railway (宮崎軽便鉄道) (later renamed the Miyazaki Railway) opened the station on 31 October 1913 as an intermediate station on a line it had laid between Minami-Miyazaki and Uchiumi (now closed). The station closed when the Miyazaki Railway ceased operations on 1 July 1962. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR) extended its then Shibushi Line north from Kitagō towards Minami-Miyazaki on the same route and reopened Minamikata as an intermediate station on 8 May 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 353 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 287th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
[edit]- University of Miyazaki
- Kizakihama Beach (famous surfing spot)
- Miyazaki City Konohana Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "木花" [Kibana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 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. 54, 94. 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 774. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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 Kibana Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kibana (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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