Tateishi Station

For the station of Keisei Electric Railway, see Keisei Tateishi Station.

Tateishi Station 立石駅
Tateishi Station in 2007
General information
Location	Yamagamachi Oaza Tateishi, Kitsuki-shi, Ōita-ken 879-1302 Japan
Coordinates	33°28′54″N 131°28′40″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	85.2 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 December 1910 (1910-12-15)
Passengers
FY2015	35 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Naka-Yamaga towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Nishiyashiki towards Kokura
Location Tateishi Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Tateishi Station Tateishi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tateishi Station (立石駅, Tateishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kitsuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 85.2 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. Approaching from the direction of Nishiyashiki, the double tracks of the Nippō Main Line are widely separated and converge to meet at the station, with the two platforms thus forming a V-shape. The station building is a modern concrete structure and serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge located near the vertex of the "V".[2][3][4]

Platforms

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

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  A view of the station platforms and tracks. Note how the platforms form a V-shape because of the converging tracks.
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  A recreational area under a big tree near the station, set up by the local residents.

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, with Naka-Yamaga opening as the new southern terminus on 15 December 1910. On the same day, Tateishi 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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 12,724 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 35 passengers.[7]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 10
• Kitsuki City Hall Tateishi Branch
• Kitsuki City Tateishi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "立石" [Tateishi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 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. 47, 80. ISBN 9784062951630.
4. "立石" [Tateishi]. Retrieved 29 April 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.
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. p. 752. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. "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).

External links

Media related to Tateishi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)