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

Operated by

JR Kyushu

Line(s)

{■Miyazaki Kūkō Line

Distance

1.4 km from Tayoshi

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

2

Connections

Bus terminal

Construction

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Status

Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

Website

Official website

History

Opened

18 July 1996

Passengers

FY2016

864

Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Tayoshi Terminus		Miyazaki Kūkō Line		Terminus

Location

Miyazaki Airport Station

Location within Miyazaki Prefecture

Miyazaki Airport Station

Miyazaki Airport Station (Japan)

Miyazaki Airport Station (宮崎空港駅, Miyazaki-kūkō-eki) is a passenger railway station locted in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Platforms

1, 2	■ ■Miyazaki Kūkō Line	for Minami-Miyazaki, Miyazaki and Nobeoka

History

The station was opened on 18 July 1996.^[4]

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.^[5]