Kibana Station (木花駅, Kibana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Kibana Station

木花駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kibana Station in April 2022
General information
LocationKumano, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-2151
Japan
Coordinates31°49′54″N 131°26′12″E / 31.83167°N 131.43667°E / 31.83167; 131.43667
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nichinan Line
Distance7.5 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleYes - level crossing and ramps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 1913 (1913-10-31)
Passengers
FY2016353 daily
Rank287th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Minamikata Nichinan Line Undōkōen
towards Shibushi
Location
Kibana Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Kibana Station
Kibana Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Kibana Station is located in Japan
Kibana Station
Kibana Station
Kibana Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Kibana Station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]

Layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an unnumbered island platform serving two tracks at grade set in a largely residential area. The station building is located on the east side of the tracks and is a timber building decorated with triangular gables and stained glass. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A level crossing leads to the island platform where an automatic ticket vending machine is located. A separate station entrance on the west side has also been constructed which includes a bike shed and a station forecourt with a bus stop and a traffic roundabout. From there a level crossing leads to the island platform.[2][3]

Platforms

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East side  Nichinan Line for Aburatsu and Shibushi
West side   Nichinan Line for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki

History

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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 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 Minamikata as an intermediate station on 8 May 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 353 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 287th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "木花" [Kibana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 54, 94. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 774. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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