Mochibaru Station (餅原駅, Mochibaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Mimata, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Mochibaru Station 餅原駅  | |||||||||||
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 Mochibaru Station platform in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Mochibaru, Mimata-sho, Kitamorokata-gun, Miyazaki-ken 889-1913 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°45′25″N 131°07′58″E / 31.75694°N 131.13278°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 382.0 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Cutting | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps down to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1965 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 24 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 382.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single track in a shallow cutting. There is no station building. From the access road, a flight of steps (indicated by a signboard) leads down directly to the platform where a shelter is provided. A bike shed and toilet are located on the access road opposite the station entrance.[2][3]
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 April 1965 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers (boarding only) per day.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Kakure-Nenbutsu-do
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "餅原" [Mochibaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 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. 61, 91. 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. 760. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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].
External links
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Media related to Mochibaru Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mochibaru (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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