Oryūzako Station

Railway station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

■ Nichinan LineDistance13.8 km from Minami-MiyazakiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeSidehill cuttingAccessibleYes - ramp to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 December 1966 (1966-12-01)PassengersFY201623 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Aoshima towards Minami-Miyazaki		Nichinan Line		Uchiumi towards Shibushi

Location
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Oryūzako Station (折生迫駅, Oryūzako-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyazaki City, 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 13.8 km from the starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.^[3]Only local trains stop at this station.

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track on a sidehill cutting. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.^[2]^[3]

A view of the station platform and track.

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 December 1966 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[5]

Surrounding area

Miyazaki City Aoshima Elementary School
Miyazaki City Aoshima Junior High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "折生迫" [Oryūzako]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 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. 54, 95. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ 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. 774. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "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].