Takajō Station

Takajō Station (高城駅) is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 138.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.

Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a small modern concrete structure located on the island platform and is accessed by a footbridge which also serves as a free passage, linking streets on both sides of the track. A staffed ticket window is located inside the station building.

The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine.

History
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. On 1 April 1914, Kōzaki was opened as the new southern terminus after the track had been extended south from Ōita. On the same day, Takajō 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.

JR Kyushu had planned to convert Takajō (with several other stations in Ōita City) into an unstaffed, remotely-managed "Smart Support Station" by 17 March 2018 but after opposition from users, this was postponed, pending works to improve accessibility. It was then introduced on 1 July 2023.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,800 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 102nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

 * Resonac Dome Oita
 * Oita City Hioka Elementary School
 * Oita City Harakawa Junior High School