Sashiu Station

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Sashiu Station

佐志生駅
Sashiu Station.JPG
Sashiu Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°10′28″N 131°49′04″E / 33.17444°N 131.81778°E / 33.17444; 131.81778Coordinates: 33°10′28″N 131°49′04″E / 33.17444°N 131.81778°E / 33.17444; 131.81778
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance159.0 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessNo - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1947 (1947-10-01)
Passengers
FY201566 daily
Location
Sashiu Station is located in Japan
Sashiu Station
Sashiu Station
Location within Japan

Sashiu Station (佐志生駅, Sashiu-eki) is a railway station in Usuki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines[]

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[]

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]

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Nippō Main Line
Kōzaki Local Shitanoe

History[]

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[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "佐志生" [Sashiu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 754. ISBN 4533029809.
  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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