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Taninokuchi Station

Railway station in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

■ Nichinan LineDistance56.1 km from Minami-MiyazakiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesBike shedAccessibleNoOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 January 1949 (1949-01-15)PassengersFY20164 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Nangō towards Minami-Miyazaki		Nichinan Line		Yowara towards Shibushi

Location
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Taninokuchi Station (谷之口駅, Taninokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 56.1 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a simple weather shelter on the platform. The platform is located on the other side of the track from the access road. From the station entrance, a level crossing is used to cross the track to the platform. A bike shed has been set up at the station entrance.^[2]^[3]

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 January 1949 as an additional station on the existing track of its then Shibushi Line. On 8 May 1963, the route was redesignated the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 220

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "谷之口" [Taninokuchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 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. 57, 96. 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 775. 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. 21, 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
^ "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 [fiscal 2016].