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 | |
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Sashiu Station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°10′28″N 131°49′04″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line |
Distance | 159.0 km from Kokura |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Side hill cutting |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Disabled access | No - island platform accessed by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 October 1947 (1947-10-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 66 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Sashiu Station Location within Japan |
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]
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]
← | Service | → | ||
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Nippō Main Line | ||||
Kōzaki | Local | Shitanoe |
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]
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 24,101 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 66 passengers.[6]
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