Kodomonokuni Station (Miyazaki)

Coordinates: 31°48′26″N 131°27′26″E / 31.80722°N 131.45722°E / 31.80722; 131.45722
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Kodomokuni Station

子供の国駅
JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance11.4 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - ramp to station building
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 October 1923 (1923-10-22)
Previous namesAoshima Onsen (to 1939)
Passengers
FY201639 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Sosanji
towards Minami-Miyazaki
 Nichinan Line Aoshima
towards Shibushi
Location
Kodomonokuni Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Kodomonokuni Station
Kodomonokuni Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Kodomonokuni Station is located in Japan
Kodomonokuni Station
Kodomonokuni Station
Kodomonokuni Station (Japan)
Map

Kodomonokuni Station (子供の国駅, Kodomonokuni-eki) is a passenger

JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 11.4 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building, a modern concrete structure, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.[2][3]

  • Station building, inside
    Station building, inside
  • Platform
    Platform

History

The private Miyazaki Light Railway (宮崎軽便鉄道) (later renamed the Miyazaki Railway) opened the station on 22 October 1923 with the name Aoshima Onsen (青島温泉) as an additional station on a line which it had laid in 1913 between Minami-Miyazaki and Uchiumi (now closed). On 21 March 1939, the station was renamed Kodomonokuni. 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 Kodomonokuni as an intermediate station on 8 May 1963. Baggage handling was discontinued in 1971, after which the station became unattended. The route was renamed the Nichinan Line on the same day. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 39 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]

Surrounding area

  • Kodomonokuni Amusement Park
  • Aoshima Onsen

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "子供の国" [Kodomokuni]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9784062951661
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  4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  6. ISBN 9784107900302
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  7. ^ "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. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].

External links

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