Totoro Station Explained

Totoro Station
Native Name:土々呂駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:5 Chome Totoromachi, Nobeoka-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-0513
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.5078°N 131.675°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nippō Main Line
Distance:265.7 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + 2 sidings
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:67 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Totoro Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 265.7 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains stop at this station.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade with two sidings branching off track 1. There is no station building, only a shed at the station entrance which serves as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2] [3]

Platforms

History

In 1913, the had opened a line from northwards to Hirose (now closed). After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the subsequent extension of the track as part of the then Miyazaki Main Line, reaching Tomitaka (now) by 11 October 1921. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to, which opened as the new northern terminus on 11 February 1922. Totoro was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. Expanding north in phases and joining up with other networks, the track eventually reached and the entire stretch from Kokura through Totoro to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. Freight operations were discontinued in 1962, and baggage handling was abolished in 1972 at which time the station became unmanned. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Totoro came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 67 passengers (boarding only) per day.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 土々呂. Totoro. 22 May 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. 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. Japanese. 52, 84.
  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. Japanese. 62–3.
  5. Web site: 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). 6 May 2018. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].