| Takio Station | |
| Native Name: | 滝尾駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | Tsumori, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-0945 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.2094°N 131.6231°W |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Hōhi Main Line |
| Distance: | 142.9 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Status: | Remotely managed station |
| Passengers: | 408 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2016 |
| Pass Rank: | 265th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Map Type: | Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Takio Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 142.9 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building, only shelters on the platforms for waiting passengers. A separate shelter at the station entrance houses an automatic ticket vending machine. There is a ticket booth but this is unstaffed.[2] [3]
On 1 April 1914, JGR opened the (later Inukai Line) from westwards to . On the same day, Takio was opened as one of several intermediate stations along the track. By 1928, the track had been extended westwards and had linked up with the reaching eastwards from . On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through Takio to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Takio came under the control of JR Kyushu.
On 17 March 2018, Takio became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[4]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 265th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]