Kaizaki Station

Kaizaki Station

海崎駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kaizaki Station in 2022
General information
LocationKaizaki, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 876-1105
Japan
Coordinates32°59′46″N 131°53′17″E / 32.99611°N 131.88806°E / 32.99611; 131.88806
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nippō Main Line
Distance194.8 km from Kokura
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable at forecourt
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1923 (1923-07-01)
Passengers
FY201542 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kariu
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Saiki
towards Kokura
Location
Kaizaki Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Kaizaki Station
Kaizaki Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Kaizaki Station is located in Japan
Kaizaki Station
Kaizaki Station
Kaizaki Station (Japan)
Map
Kaizaki Station in 2008

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

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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

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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

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1   Nippō Main Line for Saiki
2   Nippō Main Line for Ōita

History

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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

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During the 2015 fiscal year, there was a total of 15,497 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 42 passengers.[7]

Surrounding area

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  • Kaizaki Post Office
  • Taiheiyo Cement Oita Factory Saiki Plant

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 "海崎" [Kaizaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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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