| Minami-Miyazaki Station | |
| Native Name: | 南宮崎駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | 2-chōme-2 Higashiōyodo, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 880-0901 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 31.895°N 131.4222°W |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks: | 4 + multiple sidings and passing loops north and south of platforms |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Parking: | Available |
| Bicycle: | Designated parking area for bicycles |
| Connections: | Bus terminal |
| Status: | Midori no Madoguchi (outsourced) |
| Passengers: | 1,963 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2016 |
| Pass Rank: | 93rd (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Map Type: | Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Minami-Miyazaki Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the junction between the Nippō Main Line to in the southwest and the Nichinan Line to in the south of Kyushu.[1]
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 342.5 km from the starting point of the line at . The station is also the northern terminus of the 88.9 kilometer Nichinan Line, although most trains continue for an additional 2.6 kilometers to terminate at It is also served by the Miyazaki Kūkō Line, although the official stating point of that line is at .
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks at grade. The station building is a modern two-storey concrete structure. The ticket window, passenger waiting area and ticket gates are located on level 2 which connects to a bridge which provides access to the two island platforms. There is a cafe and convenience store in the station building and parking is available at the station forecourt.[2] [3] [4]
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.[5] [6]
The private (later renamed the Miyazaki Railway) opened the station on 31 October 1913 as the northern terminus of a line to Uchiumi (now closed) on the east coast of Kyushu. On 20 March 1915 the also opened a line from southwards to with this station as an intermediate stop. On 25 October 1916, the track at Kiyotake was linked up with the Japanese Government Railways Miyazaki Line which had been extended northwards from . The Miyazaki Prefectural Railway was nationalized and JGR designated the track to Miyazaki as part of the Miyazaki Line and later, on 21 September 1917, the Miyazaki Main Line. By 1923, the Miyazaki Main Line track had reached north to link up with the track of the Nippō Main Line at . On 15 December 1923, the entire stretch of track from Shigeoka through Miyazaki to Yoshimatsu, including Minami-Miyazaki, was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line.
The Miyazaki Railway line between Minami-Miyazaki and Uchiumi closed on 1 July 1962. Using the route, Japanese National Railways extended its then Shibushi Line north from . A link up with Minami-Miyazaki was achieved on 8 May 1963 and JNR redesignated the entire stretch from Minami-Miyazaki to Shibushi as the Nichinan Line.[7]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Minami-Miyazaki came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Throughout its history, the station has changed names several times. It was named at its opening on 31 October 1913. On 1 July 1915, it was renamed . On 1 April 1942, its name was changed again to Minami-Miyazaki.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,963 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 93rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]