Yamanokuchi Station


Yamanokuchi Station is a railway station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 379.1 km from the starting point of the line at.

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.

Adjacent stations

History

had opened the Miyazaki Line from to 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. By 21 September 1917, the track had reached 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. On 15 December 1923, Yamanokuchi was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line together with the entire stretch through Miyazaki to Yoshimatsu. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, 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 per day.