Kitsuki Station (杵築駅, Kitsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitsuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1][2]
Kitsuki Station 杵築駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kitsuki Station in February 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Yasaka, Kitsuki-shi, Oita-ken 873-0015 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°24′40″N 131°34′32″E / 33.41111°N 131.57556°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 99.2 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 + 2 sidings | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 March 1911 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 758 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 195th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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  Kitsuki Station Location within Oita Prefecture  Kitsuki Station Kitsuki Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 99.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout edit
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design, built to resemble a Japanese castle. It houses a staffed ticket window, a waiting area and a tourist information centre. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nakatsu and Kokura |
| 2, 3 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Beppu and Ōita |
History edit
The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from Kokura to Yanagigaura. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases, with Hiji opening as the new southern terminus on 22 March 1911. On the same day, Kitsuki was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the 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.[7][8]
In 2015, the local town tourism association opened a tourist information centre at the station, replacing a kiosk which had closed the previous year.[9]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 195th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]
Surrounding area edit
- Oita Airport Road
- Oita Prefectural Kitsuki High School
- Kitsuki City Yasaka Elementary School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "杵築" [Kitsuki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 47, 80. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "杵築" [Kitsuki]. Retrieved 29 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "杵築駅" [Kitsuki Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 29 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 752. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "観光客と町つなぐ ＪＲ杵築駅に「案内所」" [Connecting tourists and the town Information Centre at JR Kitsuki Station]. Ōita Godo Shimbun website. 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links edit
Media related to Kitsuki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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