Kariu Station
Kariu Station 狩生駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kariu Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kariu, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 876-1101 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°00′55″N 131°54′17″E / 33.01528°N 131.90472°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 192.0 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1959 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 16 daily | ||||||||||
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  Kariu Station Location within Oita Prefecture  Kariu Station Kariu Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Kariu Station (狩生駅, Kariu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saiki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines[edit]
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 192.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout[edit]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a simple wooden sshed which serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Another wooden shed, at right angles, is used occasionally as a community meeting space and as a marketplace for local produce. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Saiki |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita |
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Kuha 814-24 at Kariu Station
History[edit]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 April 1959 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5,728 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 16 passengers.[7]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Japan National Route 217
- Karyu Limestone Cave
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "狩生" [Kariu]. 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. 46, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "日豊本線・狩生駅に行ってきました" [Nippō Main Line - I went to Kariu 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[edit]
Media related to Kariu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kariu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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