The is a railway line in

Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

, Japan, operated by

Kyushu Railway Company 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 ...

(JR Kyushu). It connects

Tayoshi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the junction between the Nichinan Line and the Miyazaki Kūkō Line. Lines Tayoshi Station is the official start ...

Miyazaki, Miyazaki is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924. As of July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 399,788 and a population density of 621 persons per km2. The total area ...

with

Miyazaki Airport Station is a railway station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Lines The station is the terminus of the Miyazaki Kūkō Line. See also *Miyazaki Airport *List of railway stations in Japan * ...

. Trains continue to and from

Minami-Miyazaki Station is a railway station in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is the junction between the Nippō Main Line to in the southwest and the Nichinan Line to in the south of Kyushu. Lines The station is ser ...

and

Miyazaki Station is a JR Kyushu railway station located in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The central station of the prefectural capital is served by the Nippō Main Line connecting Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture. The station opened on Dece ...

in the city center and further on the

Nippō Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima via the east coast of Kyushu, passing through the pr ...

History

The line opened on 18 July 1996, 30 years after jet services to the airport commenced.

Stations

References

Lines of Kyushu Railway Company Airport rail links in Japan 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1996 1996 establishments in Japan Rail transport in Miyazaki Prefecture {{Japan-rail-line-stub