Yōkoku Station
Railway station in Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
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Yōkoku Station (暘谷駅, Yōkoku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
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JR KyushuYōkoku Station 杵築駅  | |||||||||||
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Yōkoku Station in June 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hiji-cho, Hayami-gun, Oita-ken 879-1506 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°22′12″N 131°31′48″E | ||||||||||
| Operator | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 108.4 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - footbridge to platform served by elevators | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 March 1987 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 810 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 189th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 108.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete structure, built in 2016, which houses a staffed ticket window, a waiting area and various community facilities. There is also a footbridge, served by elevators, which provides access to the opposite platform as well as 24-hour free passage to the street on the other side of the station.[2][3][4][5]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6][7]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Beppu and Ōita |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nakatsu and Kokura |
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 9 March 1987 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.[8]
In 2016, the town of Hiji completed a major urban redevelopment project involving the station. The station was moved 100 metres to the east and a new station building was constructed, incorporated a waiting room, a community interaction area and gallery as well as a footbridge which is available as a free passage to the street on the other side of the tracks.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 810 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 189th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Surrounding area
- Hiji Town Hall
- Hiji Town Hiji Library
- Hiji Town Hiji Elementary School
- Hiji Town Hiji Junior High School
