Kaizaki Station

Kaizaki Station
Kaizaki Station; 海崎駅
	Kaizaki Station in 2008
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°59′46″N 131°53′17″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	194.8 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available at forecourt
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1923
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	42 daily
Location
	Kaizaki Station Location within Japan

Kaizaki Station (海崎駅, Kaizaki-eki) is a railway station on the Nippō Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Saiki, Ōita, Japan.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 194.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with a siding. The station building is a narrow simple wooden structure in a basic Japanese style with a tiled roof. There is a waiting area with seats, an automatic ticket vending machine and a ticket window area which is unstaffed. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nippō Main Line
Kariu		Local	Saiki

History

Japanese Government Railways opened the station on 1 July 1923 as an additional station on the existing track of its then Hōshū Main Line, which was later renamed the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. 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.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 15,497 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 42 passengers.[7]

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gollark: What's in the want box?

gollark: Where? Did I miss it?

References

"JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
"海崎" [Kaizaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 47, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
"大分　県道の旅 605号線海崎駅" [Oita Prefectural Road Trip Route 605 Kaizaki Station]. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4533029809.
Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 755. ISBN 4533029809.
"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]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).

External links

Kaizaki (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] "海崎" [Kaizaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[kawashima-3] Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 47, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.

[4] "大分　県道の旅 605号線海崎駅" [Oita Prefectural Road Trip Route 605 Kaizaki Station]. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.

[5] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4533029809.

[teishajo-6] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 755. ISBN 4533029809.

[prefstats-7] "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]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).