Kitsuki Station
{{short description|Railway station in Kitsuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kitsuki Station
| native_name = 杵築駅
| native_name_lang= ja
| symbol_location= jp
| symbol = jrk
|style=JR Kyushu
| type =
| image = Kyushu Railway - Kitsuki Station - 01.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Kitsuki Station in February 2009
| address = Yasaka, Kitsuki-shi, Oita-ken 873-0015
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|33|24|40|N|131|34|32|E|format=dms|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title,inline}}
| owned =
| line = {{Color|#0095d9|■}} Nippō Main Line
| distance = 99.2 km from {{STN|Kokura|x}}
| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platforms
| tracks = 3 + 2 sidings
| structure = At grade
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible = No - platforms linked by footbridge
| code =
| status = Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191533_1601.html}}
| opened = {{Start date|1911|03|22|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| passengers = 758 daily
| pass_year = FY2016
| pass_rank = 195th (among JR Kyushu stations)
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR Kyushu|line= Nippō |left=Ōga|right=Naka-Yamaga}}
| map_type = Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Kitsuki Station
|mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 17
}}
{{nihongo|Kitsuki Station|杵築駅|Kitsuki-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitsuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|access-date=23 February 2018}}
Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 99.2 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kokura|x}}.
Layout
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design, built to resemble a Japanese castle. It houses a staffed ticket window, a waiting area and a tourist information centre. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/nippou/station/0280_kitsuki.htm|title=杵築|trans-title=Kitsuki|access-date=29 April 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951630|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area|language=ja|pages=47, 80}}{{cite web|url=http://www.misakitty-station.com/sub2-kitsuki.html|title=杵築|trans-title=Kitsuki|access-date=29 April 2018}} Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/ooita.html|title=大分支店内各駅|trans-title=Stations within the Ōita Branch|access-date=9 April 2018|website=JRTE website|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406005504/http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/ooita.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://jr-mars.dyndns.org/view/station/view1.php?stat_no=600308|title=杵築駅|trans-title=Kitsuki Station|access-date=29 April 2018|website=jr-mars.dyndns.org}} See images of tickets sold.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|nidx={{Color|#0095d9|■}} Nippō Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Nakatsu|x|Ōita}} and {{STN|Kokura|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2, 3|first=3| nidx ={{Color|#0095d9|■}} Nippō Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Beppu|x}} and {{STN| Ōita|x}}}}
History
The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from {{STN|Kokura|x}} to {{STN|Yanagigaura|x}}. 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, with {{STN|Hiji|x}} opening as the new southern terminus on 22 March 1911. On the same day, Kitsuki 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.{{Teishajo|I|228-9}}{{Teishajo|II|752}}
In 2015, the local town tourism association opened a tourist information centre at the station, replacing a kiosk which had closed the previous year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oita-press.co.jp/1010000000/2015/02/21/214036421|title=観光客と町つなぐ ＪＲ杵築駅に「案内所」|trans-title=Connecting tourists and the town Information Centre at JR Kitsuki Station|website=Ōita Godo Shimbun website|date=21 February 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151202180322/https://www.oita-press.co.jp/1010000000/2015/02/21/214036421|archive-date=2 December 2015|access-date=29 April 2018|url-status=live}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 758 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 195th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.{{Cite web |title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）|trans-title=Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|publisher=JR Kyushu|date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2017|access-date=3 March 2018}}
Surrounding area
- Oita Airport Road
- Oita Prefectural Kitsuki High School
- Kitsuki City Yasaka Elementary School
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191533_1601.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Nippō Main Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911
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