Hasugaike Station (蓮ヶ池駅, Hasugaike-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]

Hasugaike Station

蓮ヶ池駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hasugaike Station in 2006
General information
LocationKitada Murasumicho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken, 880-0837
Japan
Coordinates31°57′37″N 131°26′34″E / 31.96028°N 131.44278°E / 31.96028; 131.44278
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nippō Main Line
Distance334.7 km from Kokura
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1986 (1986-12-01)
Passengers
FY2016196 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Miyazaki-Jingū
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Hyūga-Sumiyoshi
towards Kokura
Location
Tano Station is located in Miyazaki Prefecture
Tano Station
Tano Station
Location within Miyazaki Prefecture
Tano Station is located in Japan
Tano Station
Tano Station
Tano Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 334.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[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 at grade. There is no station building. From the access road, a short flight of steps leads directly to the platform where there is a shelter housing Sugoca card readers.[2][3]

History

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Japanese National Railways opened Hasugaike as an additional temporary stop on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line on 1 December 1986. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu which upgraded Hasugaike to a full station.[4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 196 passengers (boarding only) per day.[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Miyazaki City Sumiyoshi Minami Elementary School
  • Miyazaki City Higashiomiya Junior High School
  • Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Kita High School
  • Hasugaike Kofun Cluster

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 "蓮ヶ池" [Hasugaike]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 54, 86. ISBN 9784062951654.
  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. 759. 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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