Kariu Station

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Kariu Station

狩生駅
Kariu20080831.JPG
Kariu Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°00′55″N 131°54′17″E / 33.01528°N 131.90472°E / 33.01528; 131.90472Coordinates: 33°00′55″N 131°54′17″E / 33.01528°N 131.90472°E / 33.01528; 131.90472
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance192.0 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1959 (1959-04-15)
Passengers
FY201516 daily
Location
Kariu Station is located in Japan
Kariu Station
Kariu Station
Location within Japan

Kariu Station (狩生駅, Kariu-eki) is a railway station on the Nippō Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Saiki, Ōita, Japan.[1][2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 192.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout[]

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a simple wooden sshed which serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Another wooden shed, at right angles, is used occasionally as a community meeting space and as a marketplace for local produce. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Nippō Main Line
Azamui Local Kaizaki

History[]

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 April 1959 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5,728 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 16 passengers.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "狩生" [Kariu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Kawashima, Ry��zō (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. 46, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "日豊本線・狩生駅に行ってきました" [Nippō Main Line - I went to Kariu Station]. Retrieved 5 May 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. ^ 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 755. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ^ "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 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).

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