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Sashiu Station

Coordinates: 33°10′28″N 131°49′04″E / 33.17444°N 131.81778°E / 33.17444; 131.81778
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Sashiu Station

佐志生駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Sashiu Station in 2008
General information
LocationSashiu, Usuki-shi, Ōita-ken 875-0001
Japan
Coordinates33°10′28″N 131°49′04″E / 33.17444°N 131.81778°E / 33.17444; 131.81778
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nippō Main Line
Distance159.0 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1947 (1947-10-01)
Passengers
FY201566 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shitanoe
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Kōzaki
towards Kokura
Location
Sashiu Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Sashiu Station
Sashiu Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Sashiu Station is located in Japan
Sashiu Station
Sashiu Station
Sashiu Station (Japan)
Map

Sashiu Station (佐志生駅, Sashiu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usuki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 159.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

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The station, which is not staffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks on a side hill cutting. There is no station building but a simple hexagonal shed has been set up as a waiting room. A shelter housing an automatic ticket vending machine is also provided at the station entrance. Access to island platform is by means of a footbridge. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance.[2][3][4]

Platforms

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1   Nippō Main Line for Saiki
2   Nippō Main Line for Ōita

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 October 1947 as an additional station on the existing track of its Nippō Main Line. 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.[5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 24,101 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 66 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

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  • Sashiu port

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "佐志生" [Sashiu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 44, 82. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "豊州路散歩 X ~佐志生駅~" [Strolling on the Hoshu Road X Sashiu Station]. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 754. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 19 June 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
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