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Yamanokuchi Station 山之口駅[REDACTED]
Yamanokuchi Station in 2008
General information
Location	Yamanokuchicho Hananoki, Miyakonojo-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-1802 Japan
Coordinates	31°46′58″N 131°09′11″E / 31.78278°N 131.15306°E / 31.78278; 131.15306
Operated by	[REDACTED] JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	379.1 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 August 1914 (1914-08-15)
Passengers
FY2016	194 daily
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] JR Kyushu Following station Mochibarutowards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Aoidaketowards Kokura
Location Yamanokuchi StationLocation within Miyazaki PrefectureShow map of Miyazaki PrefectureYamanokuchi StationYamanokuchi Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Yamanokuchi Station (山之口駅, Yamanokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 379.1 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 a modern steel frame structure which houses a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Miyazaki Line from Yoshimatsu to Miyakonojō on 8 October 1913. The track was extended east in phases, with Yamanokuchi opening as the new terminus on 15 August 1914. It became a through-station on 21 March 1916 when the track was extended to Aoidake. By 21 September 1917, the track had reached Miyazaki and line was renamed the Miyazaki Main Line. By 1923, the track had reached north to link up with the track of the Nippō Main Line at Shigeoka. On 15 December 1923, Yamanokuchi was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line together with the entire stretch through Miyazaki to Yoshimatsu. Freight services were discontinued in 1971 and baggage handling in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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 194 passengers (boarding only) per day.

Surrounding area

• Miyakonojo City Hall Yamanokuchi General Branch (formerly Yamanokuchi Town Hall)
• Miyakonojo City Yamanoguchi Elementary 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. ^ "山之口" [Yamanokuchi]. 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. 61, 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. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 .

External links

• Yamanokuchi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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