Hyūgashi Station
The station building in July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Uemachi, Hyūga-shi, Miyazaki-ken 883-0044 Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°25′33″N 131°37′40″E / 32.42583°N 131.62778°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 276.7 km from Kokura | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | elevated | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 October 1921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Tomitaka Station (1921-1963) | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
| FY2016 | 1405 daily | ||||||||||||||||
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Hyūgashi Station (日向市駅, Hyūgashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hyūga, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line. Hyūgashi Station is located at the heart of Hyuga, Miyazaki. The current station is a timber-steel hybrid structure built in 2008 by Naito Architecture & Associates. It was built as a functional train station and also with the intention of being a symbol of the city.