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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| 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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