The Nippō Main Line ( 日豊本線 , Nippō-honsen ) is a railway line in Kyushu , in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Also known as the Fukuhoku Nippo Line, The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka , and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima via the east coast of Kyushu, passing through the prefectural capitals of Ōita and Miyazaki . A number of Limited Express trains operate along the route, including Limited Express Sonic trains between Hakata and Oita.
9-586: Though Kagoshima is the southern terminus for the line, some trains continue via the Kagoshima Main Line to the adjacent Kagoshima-Chūō station. The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the 6 km Kokura - Jono section in 1895, and the Hōshū Railway Co. opened the 46 km Yukuhashi - Buzen Nagasu section in 1897. The former company acquired the latter in 1901, and was nationalised in 1907. The lines were connected in 1909, and extended south to Usa in
18-625: A further 120 km to Kagoshima in 1979. A 3 km 'Kokura Bypass' line (junctioning 2 km north of Kokura on the Kagoshima Main Line ) to the Nippo Main Line was opened in 1903, together with another line linking back to the Kagoshima Main Line south of Kokura. The 'Bypass' was built due to the Japanese army expressing concern at the vulnerability of Kokura to enemy naval gunfire. However, following Japan's success in
27-529: A movable platform safety fence. The station building is located on the second floor, halfway between the conventional line platform and the Shinkansen platform, and the exits are connected by a concourse. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Kagoshima-Chūō initially opened on October 11, 1913 as Take Station ( 武駅 , Take-eki ) on the Sendai Line. On December 17, 1915,
36-481: Is also the northern terminus of the 87.8 kilometer Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line . The conventional portion of the station consists of three ground-level island platforms and six tracks laid in a roughly north-south direction, while the Shinkansen portion of the station is elevated (three stories) with two island platforms and four tracks laid in a right-angle. The Shinkansen platform can accommodate trains of up to eight cars in length (can be extended to ten cars), and has
45-599: The 1904 Russo-Japanese War , this concern diminished and the Kokura Bypass sections closed in 1911. On September 17, 2006, at 14:05, the Nichirin Number 9 train on the Nippo Line derailed near Minami-Nobeoka Station , causing some injuries. Kagoshima-Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D Station Kagoshima-Chūō Station ( 鹿児島中央駅 , Kagoshima-Chūō-eki , Kagoshima Central Station) is a major railway station in
54-538: The adjacent Take Ekimae tram stop ( 武駅前停留所 ) opened. Take Station changed its name to Nishi-Kagoshima Station ( 西鹿児島駅 ) on October 17, 1927, with the Take Ekimae tram stop being renamed Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop ( 西鹿児島駅前停留所 ) on August 7, 1928. On March 13, 2004, Nishi-Kagoshima Station was renamed Kagoshima-Chūō Station ( 鹿児島中央駅 ) , and Kyushu Shinkansen services began between Shin-Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chūō. The Nishi-Kagoshima Ekimae tram stop
63-681: The city of Kagoshima , Japan. It is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is also the southernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway terminal in Japan. The station is the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is located 288.9 km from Hakata and 1463.8 km from Tokyo . It is also served by the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nippo Main Line and is 395.3 km from Mojiko . It
72-618: The same year, the line reaching Beppu and Oita in 1911, Usuki in 1915 and Shigeoka in 1922. The section from Kagoshima - Hayato opened as part of the Hisatsu line in 1901. The original rail connection to Miyazaki (via the Kitto Line ) opened in 1916, and the line was extended north to Takanabe in 1920, Bibi Tsu in 1921 and connected to the line from Kokura in 1923. The line west of Miyakonojo opened in sections from 1929, connecting to Hayato in 1932. The 2.8 km Obase - Yukuhashi section
81-515: Was the first to be duplicated in 1956, and the Kokura - Jono section was double-tracked by 1958, continued to Obase by 1965 and extended south to Tateishi by 1983. The Naka Yamaga - Kisuki section was double-tracked between 1977 and 1978, and the Hiji - Oita section between 1966 and 1987. The 152 km Kokura - Saizaki section was electrified in 1967, extended 191 km to Minami Miyazaki in 1974, and
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