Teruoka Station
Railway station in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
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Teruoka Station (光岡駅, Teruoka-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
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JR KyushuTeruoka Station 光岡駅  | |||||||||||
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Teruoka Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tomoda, Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 877-0078 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°19′39″N 130°55′12″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 45.2 km from Kurume | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 1934 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 114 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 45.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The station building is a modern structure but built in traditional Japanese style with a tiled roof. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3][4]
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Kurume |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Hita |
The old station building. This picture was taken in 2005
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Kyudai Main Line on 24 December 1928 with a track between Kurume and Chikugo-Yoshii and had extended the line east to Yoake by 12 March 1932. In a further phase of expansion, the track was extended east with Hita opening as the eastern terminus on 3 March 1934. Teruoka opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[5][6]
In July 2017, torrential rainfall led to the railway bridge across the Kagetsugawa River about 1 km east of the station being swept away, cutting the line. Through service between Teruoka and the next station at Hita was suspended.[7] JR Kyushu said it intended to resume service by the summer of 2018[8] On 14 July 2018 section of the Kyudai Main Line between Mitsuoka Station and Hita Station reopened. However, the Hitahikosan Line was replaced in 2023 by a BRT service.
The collapsed bridge over the Kagetsugawa River.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 41,755 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 114 passengers.[9]
Surrounding area
- Hita City Teruoka Elementary School
