Nishiyashiki Station

Railway station in Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance79.4 km from KokuraPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 September 1926 (1926-09-01)PassengersFY201513 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Tateishi towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Usa towards Kokura

Location
Nishiyashiki Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Nishiyashiki Station Nishiyashiki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nishiyashiki Station (西屋敷駅, Nishiyashiki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. ^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 79.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Both tracks run on the east side of their respective platforms. There is no station building, only shelters on both platforms for waiting passengers. Each platform has its separate entrance and there is no link within the station premises. To cross from one platform to the next, it is necessary to use an underpass located some distance from the station entrance.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nakatsu and Kokura
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Ōita and Miyazaki

A view of the station platforms and tracks. Note that one track is at a higher level than the other.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Nishiyashiki Signal Box on 1 September 1926 as an additional facility on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. On 1 March 1947, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the postwar successor of JGR, upgraded the facility to a full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 4,713 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 13 passengers.^[6]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 10

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "西屋敷洲" [Nishiyashiki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 April 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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 46, 80. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "西屋敷" [Nishiyashiki]. Retrieved 29 April 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 752. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "平成28年版大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).