Takanabe Station

Takanabe Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Takanabe, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line. Until 1984, it was a junction for the now closed Tsuma Line.

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Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 313.6 km from the starting point of the line at.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a passing loop and siding branching off track 2. The station building is a wooden structure in traditional Japanese style with a tiled roof. It houses a staffed ticket window, a waiting area, an automatic ticket vending machine and a shop selling local produce. Access to the island platform is by means of a covered footbridge.
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.

History

In 1913, the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway had opened a line from northwards to Hirose. After the Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized on 21 September 1917, Japanese Government Railways undertook the subsequent extension of the track as part of the then Miyazaki Main Line. In the first phase of expansion, the track from Jirogabyū, the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

The station is located near the coast at the eastern end of the town. Facilities such as the town hall, Maizuru Park, Takanabe Town Museum of Art, Takanabe Town Historical Museum, and Miyazaki Prefectural Takanabe Agricultural High School are located in the center of the town, but they are approximately 2 kilometers away from the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 799 passengers daily, and it ranked 192nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.