Miyazaki Kūkō Line | |
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![]() A 787 series train on the Miyazaki Kūkō Line in 2020 | |
Overview | |
Owner | JR Kyushu |
Locale | Miyazaki Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 2 |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
Technical | |
Line length | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
Number of tracks | Single |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 20 kV AC, overhead catenary |
The Miyazaki Kūkō Line (宮崎空港線, Miyazaki Kūkō-sen, "Miyazaki Airport Line") is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Tayoshi Station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki with Miyazaki Airport Station. Trains continue to and from Minami-Miyazaki Station and Miyazaki Station in the city center and further on the Nippō Main Line.
History
[edit]The 1.4 km (0.87 mi) line[1] opened on 18 July 1996,[2] 30 years after jet services to the airport commenced.
Stations
[edit]Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location |
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Tayoshi | 田吉 | 0.0 | ■ Nichinan Line | Miyazaki, Miyazaki |
Miyazaki Airport | 宮崎空港 | 1.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kyushu Railway Company FACT SHEETS 2017" (PDF). jrkyushu.co.jp (in Japanese). 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ JR九州のひみつ [Secrets of JR Kyushu] (in Japanese). Japan: PHP Institute. October 2013. p. 96. ISBN 9784569814933.