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Hyūga-Kutsukake Station 日向沓掛駅
Hyūga-Kutsukake Station in 2007
General information
Location	Imaizumiko Kiyotakecho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-1602 Japan
Coordinates	31°50′32″N 131°20′41″E / 31.84222°N 131.34472°E / 31.84222; 131.34472
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	352.5 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bicycles
Accessible	No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 September 1965 (1965-09-15)
Passengers
FY2016	85 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Tanotowards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Kiyotaketowards Kokura
Location Hyūga-Kutsukake StationLocation within Miyazaki PrefectureShow map of Miyazaki PrefectureHyūga-Kutsukake StationHyūga-Kutsukake Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Hyūga-Kutsukake Station (日向沓掛駅, Hyūga-Kutsukake-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 352.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is simple functional prefabricated structure which houses a waiting area, a SUGOCA card reader and a toilet. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the facility as the Hyūga-Kutsukake signal box on 15 September 1965. It was upgraded to a full station on 1 October 1965, two weeks later. With the privatization of JNR 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 85 passengers (boarding only) per day.

Surrounding area

• Kiyotake Driving School
• Japan National Route 269

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ "日向沓掛" [Hyūga-Kutsukake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
3. ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 58, 91. ISBN 9784062951661.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 760. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 .

External links

Media related to Hyuga-Kutsukake Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Hyūga-Kutsukake (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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