Taninokuchi Station
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JR KyushuTaninokuchi Station 谷之口駅  | |||||||||||
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 Taninokuchi Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nangocho Taninokuchi, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-3203 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°32′01″N 131°20′41″E / 31.53361°N 131.34472°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Nichinan Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.1 km from Minami-Miyazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 January 1949 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 4 daily | ||||||||||
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Taninokuchi Station (谷之口駅, Taninokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]
The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 56.1 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a simple weather shelter on the platform. The platform is located on the other side of the track from the access road. From the station entrance, a level crossing is used to cross the track to the platform. A bike shed has been set up at the station entrance.[2][3]
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 January 1949 as an additional station on the existing track of its then Shibushi Line. On 8 May 1963, the route was redesignated the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5][6]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]
