Nangō Station | |
Native Name: | 南郷駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Nangocho Higashimachi, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki-ken 889-3207 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 31.5358°N 131.3728°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Nichinan Line |
Distance: | 53.0 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 + 1 siding |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Kan'i itaku agent on site |
Passengers: | 167 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Map Type: | Japan Miyazaki Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | O Nangō bi Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nichinan Line.[1]
The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 53.0 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade with a siding. The station building is a simple concrete block structure which houses a ticket window and a waiting area. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent on site who manages the ticket window.[2] [3] [4]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at . The line was then extended northwards in phases, reaching by 1935. The track was extended further north with opening as the northern terminus on 1 March 1936. On the same day, Nangō opened as an intermediate station the new track. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971 and baggage handling in 1985. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 167 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]