Sashiu Station

Sashiu Station (佐志生駅, Sashiu-eki) is a railway station in Usuki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Sashiu Station

佐志生駅
Sashiu Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°10′28″N 131°49′04″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance159.0 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessNo - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1947 (1947-10-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)66 daily
Location
Sashiu Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 159.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

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]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Nippō Main Line
Kōzaki Local Shitanoe

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.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 24,101 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 66 passengers.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "佐志生" [Sashiu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 June 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. 44, 82. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. "豊州路散歩　X　～佐志生駅～" [Strolling on the Hoshu Road X Sashiu Station]. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 754. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "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 19 June 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).


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