Sashiu Station
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Sashiu Station 佐志生駅  | |||||||||||
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 Sashiu Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sashiu, Usuki-shi, Ōita-ken 875-0001 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°10′28″N 131°49′04″E / 33.17444°N 131.81778°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 159.0 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Side hill cutting | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - island platform accessed by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1947 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 66 daily | ||||||||||
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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]
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]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Saiki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita |
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]
Surrounding area
- Sashiu port
