Kariu Station
Railway station in Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Kariu Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kariu, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 876-1101 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°00′55″N 131°54′17″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 192.0 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 April 1959 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2015 | 16 daily | ||||||||||
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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]
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]
1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Saiki |
2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita |
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]
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5,728 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 16 passengers.[7]