Kita-Yamada Station

Kita-Yamada Station (北山田駅, Kita-Yamada-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Kita-Yamada Station 北山田駅
Kita-Yamada Station in 2008.
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°16′55.27″N 131°6′3.64″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance	67.8 km from Kurume
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Side hill cutting
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 September 1932 (1932-09-16)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	41 daily
Location
Kita-Yamada Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 67.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform platform a single track on a side hill cutting overlooking the main road and a river valley with a waterfall visible from the station. The station building is a modern timber structure built to resemble a mountain cabin. The waiting area for passengers is located on the ground floor while the upper floor is used by a local tourism association which maintains an exhibition in the station premises. From the station building, a short flight of steps leads up to the platform. A bike shed is provided outside the station building.[2][3][4]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kyūdai Main Line
Sugikawachi		Local	Bungo-Mori

History

The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) had opened a track between Ōita and Onoya in 1915. The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook phased westward expansion of the track which, at the time, it had designated as the Daito Line. By 1929, the track had reached Bungo-Mori. Subsequently, the track was extended further west and Kita-Yamada was opened as the new western terminus on 16 September 1932. On 29 September 1933, Kita-Yamada became a through-station when the track was again extended to Amagase. On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai 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.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 14,884 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 41 passengers.[7]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "北山田" [Kitayamada]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 39, 74. ISBN 9784062951630.
4. "久大本線・北山田駅に行ってきました" [I went to Kita-Yamada Station Kyudai Main Line]. Ameblo.jp. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 March 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. p. 227. ISBN 4533029809.
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. 740. ISBN 4533029809.
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).

External links

• Kita-Yamada (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)