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Miyazaki Airport Station
宮崎空港駅

Miyazaki Airport Station building

General information

Location

242 Akae, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki-ken 880-0912
Japan

Coordinates

31°52′21″N 131°26′22″E / 31.872474°N 131.439556°E / 31.872474; 131.439556

Operated by

JR Kyushu

Line(s)

■Miyazaki Kūkō Line

Distance

1.4 km from Tayoshi

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Connections

Bus terminal

Construction

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Status

Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

Website

Official website

History

Opened

18 July 1996 (1996-07-18)

Passengers

FY2016

864

Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
TayoshiTerminus		Miyazaki Kūkō Line		Terminus

Location
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Miyazaki Airport Station (宮崎空港駅, Miyazaki-kūkō-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.

Lines

The station is the terminus of the Miyazaki Kūkō Line and is located 1.4 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Tayoshi.

Layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform and two tracks, and the platform is slightly curved. In front of the exit the station building is the entrance to the Miyazaki Airport Passenger Terminal Building and the bus terminal.

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 mans the Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2

■ ■Miyazaki Kūkō Line

for Minami-Miyazaki, Miyazaki and Nobeoka

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 864 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 183rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

Miyazaki Airport
Miyazaki East Hospital

References

"JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ 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.
"鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号九州沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
"駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.