Although the central station of the prefectural capital, it was the only station in JR Kyushu that did not have automatic ticket gates, but automatic ticket gates were introduced on November 7, 2015 in conjunction with the introduction of SUGOCA in the Miyazaki area.

Previously, there were separate ticket gates at the bottom of the stairs from each platform, but as of March 19, 2020, they have been consolidated into one location.

There is no detention track on the premises, and when a train is detained, it is transferred to the detention track at Miyazaki-Jingu Station or entered the Miyazaki Vehicle Center (sometimes it is operated commercially to Minami-Miyazaki Station).

The original station was destroyed on 15 August 1945 during the Miyazaki Air Raid of World War II.

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.