Sashiu Station Explained

Sashiu Station
Native Name:佐志生駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Sashiu, Usuki-shi, Ōita-ken 875-0001
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.1744°N 131.8178°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nippō Main Line
Distance:159.0 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Side hill cutting
Bicycle:Bike shed
Accessible:No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:66 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Sashiu Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usuki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 159.0 km from the starting point of the line at .

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

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 24,101 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 66 passengers.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 佐志生. Sashiu. 19 June 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951654. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area. Japanese. 44, 82.
  4. Web site: 豊州路散歩 X ~佐志生駅~. Strolling on the Hoshu Road X Sashiu Station. 23 June 2014. 19 June 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. Web site: 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. 19 June 2018. Oita Prefectural Government website. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).