Tayoshi Station

Coordinates: 31°52′45″N 131°25′49″E / 31.87917°N 131.43028°E / 31.87917; 131.43028
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Tayoshi Station

田吉駅
JR Kyushu
Line(s)
  • ■ Nichinan Line
  • ■Miyazaki Kūkō Line
Distance
  • 2.0 km from Minami-Miyazaki (Nichinan Line)
  • 0.0 km (start of the Miyazaki Kūkō Line)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - level crossing to platform has steps
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 1913 (1913-10-31)
Passengers
FY201637 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Minami-Miyazaki
Terminus
 Nichinan Line Minamikata
towards Shibushi
Terminus Miyazaki Kūkō Line Miyazaki Airport
Terminus
Location
Tayoshi Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Tayoshi Station
Tayoshi Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Tayoshi Station is located in Japan
Tayoshi Station
Tayoshi Station
Tayoshi Station (Japan)
Map

Tayoshi Station (田吉駅, Tayoshi-eki) is a passenger

JR Kyushu and is the junction between the Nichinan Line and the Miyazaki Kūkō Line.[1][2]

Lines

Tayoshi Station is the official starting point of the 1.4 kilometer Miyazaki Kūkō Line and is also served by the Nichinan Line whose starting point is 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks set in a largely rural area with a view of the nearby Miyazaki Airport beyond some fields. There is no station building. A small shed beside the tracks on the access path serves as a waiting room. Access to the island platform from the path is by means of a level crossing with steps at the platform end.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Nichinan Line for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki
2 ■ ■Miyazaki Kūkō Line for Miyazaki Airport
■ ■ Nichinan Line for Aburatsu and Shibushi
  • The waiting room of the station.
    The waiting room of the station.
  • A view of Miyazaki Airport from the station platform.
    A view of Miyazaki Airport from the station platform.

History

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

JR Kyushu built a branch line from this location to Miyazaki Airport and reopened the station on 18 July 1996 as the starting point of the Miyazaki Kūkō Line.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 37 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Miyazaki City Akae Junior High School
  • Miyazaki City Hall Akae Regional Center

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "田吉" [Tayoshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9784062951661
    .
  4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  5. ISBN 9784107900302
    .
  6. ^ "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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