Kibana Station

Railway station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

■ Nichinan LineDistance7.5 km from Minami-MiyazakiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleYes - level crossing and ramps to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened31 October 1913 (1913-10-31)PassengersFY2016353 dailyRank287th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Minamikata towards Minami-Miyazaki		Nichinan Line		Undōkōen towards Shibushi

Location
Kibana Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Show map of Miyazaki Prefecture Kibana Station Kibana Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kibana Station (木花駅, Kibana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kibana Station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 7.5 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an unnumbered island platform serving two tracks at grade set in a largely residential area. The station building is located on the east side of the tracks and is a timber building decorated with triangular gables and stained glass. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A level crossing leads to the island platform where an automatic ticket vending machine is located. A separate station entrance on the west side has also been constructed which includes a bike shed and a station forecourt with a bus stop and a traffic roundabout. From there a level crossing leads to the island platform.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

East side	■ ■Nichinan Line	for Aburatsu and Shibushi
West side	■ ■ Nichinan Line	for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki

A wide angle view of the west entrance. The station building is on the other side of the tracks.
The west entrance with detail of the level crossing.

History

The private Miyazaki Light Railway (宮崎軽便鉄道) (later renamed the Miyazaki Railway) opened the station on 31 October 1913 as an intermediate station on a line it had laid between Minami-Miyazaki and Uchiumi (now closed). The station closed when the Miyazaki Railway ceased operations on 1 July 1962. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR) extended its then Shibushi Line north from Kitagō towards Minami-Miyazaki on the same route and reopened Minamikata as an intermediate station on 8 May 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 353 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 287th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

University of Miyazaki
Kizakihama Beach (famous surfing spot)
Miyazaki City Konohana Elementary School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "木花" [Kibana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 54, 94. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ 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. 774. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号九州沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.