Kaku Station

Coordinates: 33°12′47″N 131°33′45″E / 33.21306°N 131.56250°E / 33.21306; 131.56250
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Kaku Station

賀来駅
JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance133.9 km from Kurume
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 October 1915 (1915-10-30)
Passengers
FY2016565 daily
Rank230th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Bungo-Kokubu
towards Kurume
 Kyūdai Main Line Minami-Ōita
towards Ōita
Location
Kaku Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Kaku Station
Kaku Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Kaku Station is located in Japan
Kaku Station
Kaku Station
Kaku Station (Japan)
Map

Kaku Station (賀来駅, Kaku-eki) is a passenger

JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 133.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. Another shelter at the station entrance houses an automatic ticket vending machine.[2][3]

History

The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) opened a track from

Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai 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.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 565 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 230th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Kaku Park
  • Kaku Shrine

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "賀来" [Kaku]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9784062951630
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  4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  6. ^ "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

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