Sosanji Station
Sosanji Station 曽山寺駅 JR Kyushu | |||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Nichinan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.2 km from Minami-Miyazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 March 1915 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 21 daily | ||||||||||
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  Sosanji Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture  Sosanji Station Sosanji Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Sosanji Station (曽山寺駅, Sosanji-eki) is a passenger
Lines
Sosanji Station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 10.2 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 in an area of rural farmland. There is no station building, only a simple shelter made from disused rails on the platform.[2][3]
History
The private Miyazaki Light Railway (宮崎軽便鉄道) (later renamed the Miyazaki Railway) opened the station on 20 March 1915 as an additional station on a line which it had laid in 1913 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 Sosanji as an intermediate station on 8 May 1963. In 1978 the platform was extended by 20 meters, giving it an effective length of 90 meters. 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 21 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]
Surrounding area
- Nichinan Kaigan Road Park
- Sozanji Rural Training Center
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "曽山寺" [Sosanji]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951661.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 9784107900302.
- ^ "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
Media related to Sosanji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Sosanji (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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