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Oryūzako Station

Coordinates: 31°47′21″N 131°28′03″E / 31.78917°N 131.46750°E / 31.78917; 131.46750
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Oryūzako Station

折生迫駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Oryūzako Station in 2008
General information
LocationOriuzako, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken889-2164
Japan
Coordinates31°47′21″N 131°28′03″E / 31.78917°N 131.46750°E / 31.78917; 131.46750
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nichinan Line
Distance13.8 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeSidehill cutting
AccessibleYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1966 (1966-12-01)
Passengers
FY201623 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Aoshima Nichinan Line Uchiumi
towards Shibushi
Location
Oryūzako Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Oryūzako Station
Oryūzako Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Oryūzako Station is located in Japan
Oryūzako Station
Oryūzako Station
Oryūzako Station (Japan)
Map

Oryūzako Station (折生迫駅, Oryūzako-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 13.8 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[3]Only local trains stop at this station.

Layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track on a sidehill cutting. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3]

History

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Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 December 1966 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers (boarding only) per day.[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Miyazaki City Aoshima Elementary School
  • Miyazaki City Aoshima Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "折生迫" [Oryūzako]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 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. 54, 95. 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. 774. 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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
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