is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usuki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 159.0 km from the starting point of the line at .
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. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
Platforms
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.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 24,101 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 66 passengers. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
Surrounding area Sashiu port
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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Sashiu (JR Kyushu)