Takio Station

Takio Station (滝尾駅, Takio-eki) is a railway station in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Hōhi Main Line.[1][2]

Takio Station

滝尾駅
Takio Station in 2009
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°12′34″N 131°37′23″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance142.9 km from Kumamoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusRemotely managed station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1914 (1914-04-01)
Passengers
FY2016408 daily
Rank265th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Takio Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 142.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building, only shelters on the platforms for waiting passengers. A separate shelter at the station entrance houses an automatic ticket vending machine. There is a ticket booth but this is unstaffed.[2][3]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Shikido Local Ōita

History

On 1 April 1914, JGR opened the Inukai Light Rail Line (犬飼軽便線) (later Inukai Line) from Ōita westwards to Nakahanda. On the same day, Takio was opened as one of several intermediate stations along the track. By 1928, the track had been extended westwards and had linked up with the Miyagi Line (宮地線) reaching eastwards from Kumamoto. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through Takio to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Takio came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]

On 17 March 2018, Takio became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 265th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "滝尾" [Takio]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. 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. 41, 80. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 747. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "大分市内の一部の駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Some stations in Ōita City to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. "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.


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