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

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] Only local trains stop at this station.

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.
    A view of the station platform and track.

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]

Surrounding area

The area is a residential area on the outskirts of Miyazaki City.

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "加納" [Kanō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 760. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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].

External links

Media related to Kanō Station (Miyazaki) at Wikimedia Commons