Takajō Station

Takajō Station

高城駅
Takajō Station; 高城駅
	Takajō Station in 2006
General information
Location	14 Takajōshinmachi, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-0156; Japan
Coordinates	33°14′34″N 131°39′19″E / 33.24278°N 131.65528°E / 33.24278; 131.65528
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	138.0 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unmanned station; Smart support station introduction station.
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1914
Passengers
FY2016	1,800 daily
Rank	102nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
	Takajō Station Location within Oita Prefecture Takajō Station Takajō Station (Japan)

Takajō Station (高城駅, Takajō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. ^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 138.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a small modern concrete structure located on the island platform and is accessed by a footbridge which also serves as a free passage, linking streets on both sides of the track. A staffed ticket window is located inside the station building.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Saiki
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Ōita and Beppu

A view of the station platform.
Station signboard

History

The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from Kokura to Yanagigaura. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases. On 1 April 1914, Kōzaki was opened as the new southern terminus after the track had been extended south from Ōita. On the same day, Takajō was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. 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]

JR Kyushu had planned to convert Takajō (with several other stations in Ōita City) into an unstaffed, remotely-managed "Smart Support Station" by 17 March 2018 but after opposition from users, this was postponed, pending works to improve accessibility.^[7] It was then introduced on 1 July 2023.^[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,800 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 102nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[9]

Surrounding area

Resonac Dome Oita
Oita City Hioka Elementary School
Oita City Harakawa Junior High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ a b "高城" [Takajō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 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. 44, 81. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "高城" [Takajō]. Retrieved 1 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. 753–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "大分市内、牧駅除く７駅は無人化先送りＪＲ九州" [With exception of Maki, unstaffing of 7 stations in Ōita City postponed JR Kyushu]. Ōita Gōdō Shimbun. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "大分の駅無人化さらに７月からＪＲ九州、５駅で遠隔案内". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "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.

External links

Media related to Takajo Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] "高城" [Takajō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[kawashima-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. 44, 81. ISBN 9784062951654.

[4] "高城" [Takajō]. Retrieved 1 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.

[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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[teishajo-6] 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. 753–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[oitagodo-7] "大分市内、牧駅除く７駅は無人化先送りＪＲ九州" [With exception of Maki, unstaffing of 7 stations in Ōita City postponed JR Kyushu]. Ōita Gōdō Shimbun. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[8] "大分の駅無人化さらに７月からＪＲ九州、５駅で遠隔案内". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[9] "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.