Kanō Station (Miyazaki)

Kanō Station (加納駅, Kanō-eki) is a railway station in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Kanō Station

加納駅
Kanō Station in 2017
LocationJapan
Coordinates31°52′33″N 131°24′22″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance345.1 km from Kokura
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 March 1989 (1989-03-11)
Passengers
FY2016194 daily
Location
Kanō Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 345.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track set in a confined urban area among high-rise buildings. The station building is narrow modern wooden structure adorned with a triangular gable and stained glass. The ticket window is unstaffed but an automatic ticket vending machine and SUGOCA card reader is provided. A short flight of steps leads up to the platform.[2][3]

  • A view of the station platform and track.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nippō Main Line
Minami-Miyazaki Local Kiyotake

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 194 passengers (boarding only) per day.[5]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "加納" [Kanō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. 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. 59, 90. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 760. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. "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].


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