is a passenger

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located in the town of

Shintomi, Miyazaki is a town located in Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,117 in 6,593 households, and a population density of 260 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Shintomi is locate ...

, Japan. It is operated by

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and is on the

Nippō Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Also known as the Fukuhoku Nippo Line, The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, K ...

Lines

The station is served by the

and is located 320.0 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of an

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serving two tracks at grade with two sidings. The station building is modern structure built in 1992 from local materials and designed with elements to resemble the town logo as well as an agricultural greenhouse, recalling the key economic activity of the town. It houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting area. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A bike shed is provided at the station forecourt. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who staffs the ticket window. See images of tickets sold.

Platforms

History

In 1913, the had opened a line from northwards to Hirose (now closed). After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917,

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(JGR) undertook the subsequent extension of the track as part of the then Miyazaki Main Line. In the first phase of expansion, the track was extended north from Jirogabyū (now to Takanabe which opened on 11 September 1920 as the new northern terminus. This station, at the time known as was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. Expanding north from Takanabe in phases and joining up with other networks, the track eventually reached and the entire stretch from Kokura through this station to Miyakonojō was redesignated as the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. On 20 March 1961, the station was renamed from Minashiro to Hyūga-Shintomi. Freight operations were discontinued in 1982 and baggage handling in 1984. With the privatization of

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(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 287 passengers (boarding only) per day. See the table for 平成28年度 iscal 2016

Surrounding area

*JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base - 5 km to the west of the station. A

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trainer aircraft is on display outside the station building. It belonged to the 202nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (JASDF) which was stationed at Nyutabaru. *

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*Shintomi Town Hall

References

External links

Hyūga-Shintomi (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Miyazaki Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1920 Shintomi, Miyazaki {{Miyazaki-railstation-stub