Hyūgashi Station (日向市駅, Hyūgashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hyūga, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1] Hyūgashi Station is located at the heart of Hyuga, Miyazaki. The current station is a timber-steel hybrid structure built in 2008 by Naito Architecture & Associates. It was built as a functional train station and also with the intention of being a symbol of the city.[2]
Hyūgashi Station 日向市駅  | |||||||||||||||||
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 The station building in July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Uemachi, Hyūga-shi, Miyazaki-ken 883-0044 Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°25′33″N 131°37′40″E / 32.42583°N 131.62778°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 276.7 km from Kokura | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | elevated | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 October 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Tomitaka Station (1921-1963) | ||||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 1405 daily | ||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 276.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.
Layout
editThe station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building was constructed over a period of more than 10 years with the cooperation of architecture and urban experts, railway officials, government officials, and citizens, including architect Hiroshi Naito and Osamu Shinohara of the University of Tokyo. Cedar was used because there was a strong request from the local community for it to be used, and although it is an elevated station, it is built to resemble a wooden structure. In September 2008, the station biolding won the Grand Prize at the Brunel Award, an international design contest related to railways.[3] This is the first time in Japan that a station building has won this award. In addition, the redevelopment of the area around the station won the grand prize in the urban space category of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's 2014 Urban Landscape Award.[4] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nobeoka and Oita |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport |
History
editThe station opened on 11 October 1921 as Tomitaka Station (富高駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR).[5] It was renamed Hyūgashi Station on 25 May 1963.[5] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5] Freight operations were suspended from 1989 and the freight tracks were abolished in 1993.
In September 2024, the station was temporarily renamed to Hinatazaka46 Station (日向坂46駅) to commemorate the Hinata Fes event by the music group Hinatazaka46, held on 7–8 September.[6]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1405 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[7]
Surrounding area
editThe area in and around the station is regularly used for events and festivals.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Kawaguchi & Engineers: Hyuga-shi Station". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ "Brunel Award 2008 – The Watford Group". Watford-group.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Hyuga-shi Station - KAWAGUCHI & ENGINEERS". Kawa-struc.main.jp. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 757. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "「日向坂46駅」期間限定で誕生 宮崎、9月のコンサートに合わせ：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "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.
External links
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Media related to Hyūgashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR Kyushu station information (in Japanese)