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Aburatsu Station

油津駅
Aburatsu Station; 油津駅
	Aburatsu Station in 2013
General information
Location	2-chōme-13 Iwasaki, Nichinan-shi, Miyazaki-ken 887-0014; Japan
Coordinates	31°35′14″N 131°23′45″E / 31.5871°N 131.3959°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nichinan Line
Distance	46.0 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 passing loop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku agent on site
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 April 1937
Passengers
FY2016	148 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Aburatsu Station Location within Miyazaki Prefecture Aburatsu Station Aburatsu Station (Japan)

Aburatsu Station (油津駅, Aburatsu-eki) 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]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 46.0 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a passing loop running on the west side. The station building is a wooden structure built in western style. It houses a waiting area and a ticket window. 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]

Platforms

1, 2	■ ■ Nichinan Line	for Miyazaki and Minami-Miyazaki for Nangō and Shibushi

The station building in 2018, in the colour scheme of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team, paid with a crowd funding project by fans.^[5]

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from Nishi-Miyakonojō to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at Shibushi. The line was then extended northwards in phases, reaching Ōdōtsu by 1936. The track was extended further north with Aburatsu opening as the northern terminus on 19 April 1937. It became a through-station on 28 October 1941 when the track was extended to Kitagō. The route was designated the Nichinan Line on 8 May 1963. Freight operations were discontinued in 1982 and baggage handling in 1985. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 148 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[9]

Surrounding area

Aburatsu Port
Nichinan City Aburatsu Elementary School
Nichinan City Sakuragaoka Elementary School
Nichinan City Aburatsu Junior High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "油津" [Aburatsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ ^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. 55, 96. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ "油津駅" [Aburatsu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 11 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ "油津駅を日本一のカープ駅に！" [Aburatsu Station is Japan's best Carp Station]. faavo.jp. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 232–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 775. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 21, 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
^ "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].