Kariu Station (狩生駅, Kariu-eki) is a railway station on the Nippō Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Saiki, Ōita, Japan.[1][2]
Kariu Station 狩生駅 | |
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Kariu Station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°00′55″N 131°54′17″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line |
Distance | 192.0 km from Kokura |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 15 April 1959 (1959-04-15) |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 16 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Kariu Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 192.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a simple wooden sshed which serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Another wooden shed, at right angles, is used occasionally as a community meeting space and as a marketplace for local produce. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
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Azamui | Local | Kaizaki |
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 April 1959 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6]
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5,728 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 16 passengers.[7]
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