Mangatsuka Station

Mangatsuka Station
Mangatsuka Station; 谷頭駅
Location	Miyakonojō, Miyazaki; Japan
Coordinates	31°49′02″N 131°03′50″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kitto Line
Distance	10.6 from km Miyakonojō
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available at forecourt
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	Partial - 2 steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1947
Passengers
FY2016	31 daily
Location
	Mangatsuka Station Location within Japan

Mangatsuka Station (万ヶ塚駅, Mangatsuka-eki) is a train station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 10.6 km from the starting point of the line at Miyakonojō.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shed has been set up at the station entrance as a waiting room. From the shed, there is a short flight of two steps required to access the platform. Parking and a bike shed are available at the station forecourt.[2][4]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kitto Line
Tanigashira		Local	Higashi Takasaki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 March 1947 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kitto Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Tanigashira came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 31 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]

References

"JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
"万ヶ塚" [Mangatsuka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.
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. 51, 85. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 777. ISBN 4533029809.
"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

Official website (in Japanese)

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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] "万ヶ塚" [Mangatsuka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[imao-3] 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, 63. ISBN 9784107900302.

[kawashima-4] 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. 51, 85. ISBN 9784062951661.

[teishajo2-5] 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. 777. ISBN 4533029809.

[prefstats-6] "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].