Kami-Usuki Station

Railway station in Usuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance167.6 km from KokuraPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeBicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bicyclesAccessibleNo - steps lead up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 July 1917 (1917-07-18)PassengersFY2016360 dailyRank283rd (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kumasaki towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Usuki towards Kokura

Location
Kami-Usuki Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Kami-Usuki Station Kami-Usuki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kami-Usuki Station (上臼杵駅, Kami-Usuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usuki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 167.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design. It is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. After the ticket gate, a short flight of steps leads up to the platform where a separate wooden shed is provided as a weather shelter.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 18 July 1917 as an additional station on the existing track of what was then its Hōshū Main Line, subsequently 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]

The station became unstaffed on 14 March 2015.^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 360 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 283rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[8]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 217
Usuki City Fukuragaoka Elementary School
Usuki Stone Buddhas

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "上臼杵" [Kami-Usuki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 2 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. 45, 82. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "上臼杵" [Kami-Usuki]. Retrieved 2 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. pp. 754–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "JR九州の駅半数無人化、新たに8路線20駅" [Half of JR Kyushu stations unstaffed Another 20 stations on 8 lines]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.