Kaizaki Station 海崎駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kaizaki Station in 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kaizaki, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 876-1105 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°59′46″N 131°53′17″E / 32.99611°N 131.88806°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |
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JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 194.8 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available at forecourt | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1923 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 42 daily | ||||||||||
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  Kaizaki Station Location within Oita Prefecture  Kaizaki Station Kaizaki Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Kaizaki Station (海崎駅, Kaizaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saiki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1] [2]
Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 194.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura. [3]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, with a siding. The station building, a narrow simple wooden structure in a basic Japanese style with a tiled roof, as destroyed by a fire in 2018. The station is unstaffed. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge. [2] [3] [4]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Saiki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita |
History
Japanese Government Railways opened the station on 1 July 1923 as an additional station on the existing track of its then Hōshū Main Line, which was later renamed the Nippō Main Line on 15 December 1923. 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] [6]
Passenger statistics
During the 2015 fiscal year, there was a total of 15,497 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 42 passengers. [7]
Surrounding area
- Kaizaki Post Office
- Taiheiyo Cement Oita Factory Saiki Plant
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "海崎" [Kaizaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 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. 47, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "大分 県道の旅 605号線 海崎駅" [Oita Prefectural Road Trip Route 605 Kaizaki Station]. Retrieved 5 May 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. 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. 755. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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).
External links
Media related to
Kaizaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kaizaki (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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