Kita-Nobeoka Station
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JR KyushuKita-Nobeoka Station 北延岡駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kita-Nobeoka Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sashikinomachi, Nobeoka-shi, Miyazaki-ken 882-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°37′50″N 131°41′24″E / 32.63056°N 131.69000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 251.3 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 February 1953 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 4 daily | ||||||||||
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Kita-Nobeoka Station (北延岡駅, Kita-Nobeoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 251.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3] Only local trains stop at this station.
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. There is no station building but weather shelters are provided on the platforms for passengers. Access to the opposite side platform is by a footbridge.[2][3]
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 11 February 1953 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. Baggage handling was abolished in 1972 and the station became unstaffed. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]
Surrounding area
- Nobeoka City Kawashima Elementary School
- Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Commercial High School
- Nobeoka Gakuen High School / Shogakukan Junior High School
