is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usuki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 164.7 km from the starting point of the line at .
Layout The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks 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. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
Platforms
History Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 15 August 1920 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.
The station became unstaffed on 14 March 2015.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 399 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 270th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area Usuki Shrine Usuki Kofun Japan National Route 205
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Kumasaki (JR Kyushu)