Kitagō Station (北郷駅, Kitagō-eki) is a train station in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]
Kitagō Station 北郷駅 | |
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![]() Kitagō Station in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 31°40′42″N 131°22′25″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Nichinan Line |
Distance | 32.5 km from Minami-Miyazaki |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 28 October 1941 (1941-10-28) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 71 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Kitagō Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 32.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade, with a siding. The station building is a timber built structure in loghouse style with wooden fittings and furniture inside. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.[2][3]
← | Service | → | ||
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Nichinan Line | ||||
Ibii | yellow | Uchinoda |
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases, with Kitagō opening as the northern terminus on 28 October 1941. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the postwar successor of JGR, extended the track further north from Kitagō towards Minami-Miyazaki. The linkup was completed on 8 May 1963, whereupon the stretch from Shibushi through Kitagō to Minami-Miyazaki was designated as the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5] [6]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 71 passengers (boarding only) per day.[7]
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