Miyazaki Airport Station Explained

Miyazaki Airport Station
Native Name:宮崎空港駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Address:242 Akae, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 880-0912
Country:Japan
Coordinates:31.8725°N 131.4396°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line:Miyazaki Kūkō Line
Distance:1.4 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Bus terminal
Accessible:yes
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:864
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Miyazaki Airport Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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]

Lines

The station is the terminus of the Miyazaki Kūkō Line and is located 1.4 km from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Layout

The 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

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1996.[4]

Passenger statistics

In 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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951654. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area. ja. 54, 86.
  3. Web site: 鹿児島支店内各駅. Stations within the Kagoshima Branch. 18 May 2018. JRTE website.
  4. Book: Imao, Keisuke. ja: 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 . 2009 . Mook. 9784107900302. Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines. ja. 62–3.
  5. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度). Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf. 1 August 2017. 3 March 2018.