Teruoka Station Explained

Teruoka Station
Native Name:光岡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Tomoda, Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 877-0078
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.3276°N 130.92°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Kyūdai Main Line
Distance:45.2 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:114 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Teruoka Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 45.2 km from the starting point of the line at .

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

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Kyudai Main Line on 24 December 1928 with a track between and and had extended the line east to by 12 March 1932. In a further phase of expansion, the track was extended east with 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.

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 was suspended.[5] JR Kyushu said it intended to resume service by the summer of 2018[6] 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 41,755 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 114 passengers.[7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 光岡. Teruoka. 8 April 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4巻 福岡エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. ja. 38, 73.
  4. Web site: 光岡. Teruoka. 8 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. News: Death toll from Kyushu rains hits 22 as searches, evacuations continue. 10 July 2017. 8 April 2018. Mainichi Daily News.
  6. Web site: 平成29年7月九州北部豪雨による久大本線・日田彦山線の状況について. The situation of the Kyudai and Hitahikosan Lines after the torrential rain in Northern Kyushu in July 2017. JR Kyushu. 8 April 2018. 31 July 2017. See also for pictures of the collapsed bridge.
  7. 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. 8 April 2018. Oita Prefectural Government website. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).