Nichinan Line

Nichinan Line
Nichinan Line trainsets, with the Umisachi Yamasachi limited express on the left
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Kyushu
Termini	Minami-Miyazaki Shibushi
Stations	28
Operation
Owner	JR Kyushu
Technical
Line length	88.9 km (55.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	20 kV AC, overhead catenary (Minami Miyazaki - Kodomonokuni)

The Nichinan Line (日南線, Nichinan-sen^?) is a railway line in south-eastern Kyushu, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Minami-Miyazaki Station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki to Shibushi Station in Shibushi, Kagoshima.

The Miyazaki Prefectural Government opened the first section of the line from Obi - Aburatsu in 1913, the same year that the Miyazaki Light Railway was opened from the port of Miyazaki to Uchiumi. The lines were linked in 1932, and nationalised in 1935. The extension to Kitago opened in 1941, and to Shibushi (as a passenger only section) in 1963.

Freight services to Kitago ceased in 1982, and in 1990 the Shibushi station was relocated 100m closer to Miyazaki. The Minami Miyazaki - Tayoshi section was electrified in 1996 in conjunction with the opening of the Miyazaki Airport line. Subsequently, the line has been electrified as far as Kodomonokuni.

Shibushi station -