is a train station in

Ebino is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Ebino shares borders with Kagoshima Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture and Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 18,337 and a population densit ...

, Japan. It is operated by

JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...

and is on the

Kitto Line The is a railway line on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It connects Yoshimatsu Station in Yūsui, Kagoshima Prefecture with Miyakonojō Station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is also known as together with the – segment of the H ...

Lines

The station is served by the

and is located 52.0 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is the original timber structure in traditional Japanese style from the time the station was opened in 1912 during the Taisho period. It has become unstaffed and now serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps. Parking and a bike shed are available at the forecourt.

Adjacent stations

History

On 1 October 1912,

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

(JGR) opened a track between and (then named Kobayashimachi) during the first phase of construction of what it then designated as the Miyazaki Line. Ebino (at that time named ) was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations along the track. On 15 December 1923, the stretch of track between Yoshimatsu and which included Kakutō, was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line. On 6 December 1932, the same stretch was separated out and was designated as the

with Miyakonojō as the starting point. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Kakutō came under the control of JR Kyushu. On 1 November 1990, Kakutō was renamed Ebino. On 25 April 2014, the station building gained protected status as a Registered National Tangible Cultural Property.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 79 passengers (boarding only) per day. See the table for 平成28年度 iscal 2016

References

External links

Ebino (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Miyazaki Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912 {{Miyazaki-railstation-stub