Tenjinyama Station (天神山駅, Tenjinyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Shōnai neighborhood of the city of Yufu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Tenjinyama Station

天神山駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Tenjinyama Station in September 2005
General information
LocationShōnaichō Nishichōhō, Yufu-shi, Ōita-keYufu, Oita 879-5406
Japan
Coordinates33°11′14″N 131°26′19″E / 33.18722°N 131.43861°E / 33.18722; 131.43861
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kyūdai Main Line
Distance118.1 km from Kurume
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - steps up from access road
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 September 1923 (1923-09-29)
Passengers
FY2015110 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shōnai
towards Kurume
Kyūdai Main Line Onoya
towards Ōita
Location
Tenjinyama Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Tenjinyama Station
Tenjinyama Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Tenjinyama Station is located in Japan
Tenjinyama Station
Tenjinyama Station
Tenjinyama Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 118.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. From the access road, a short flight of steps leads up to the track bed where a level crossing is used to cross the track to reach the platform. There is no station building but an enclosed shelter is provided.[2][3]

History

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The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) had opened a track between Ōita and Onoya in 1915. The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the next phase of expansion of what it designated as the Daito Line, extending the track and opening Yunohira as the new western terminus on 29 September 1923. On the same day, Tenjinyama was opened as an intermediate station along the new track. On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai 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.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 40,304 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 110 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

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  • Yufu City Shonai Junior High School
  • Mt. Kurodake - Selected as one of Japan's top 100 natural landscapes.
  • Yufu City Hall Main Office (formerly Shonai Town Hall)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "天神山" [Tenjinyama]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 41, 75. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ 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. p. 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. 741. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "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 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
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