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 | |
| 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 |
| 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]
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]
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "佐志生" [Sashiu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 754. ISBN 4533029809.
- "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).
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sashiu Station. |
- Sashiu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

