Shikido Station
Shikido Station 敷戸駅  | |||||||||||
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 Shikido Station in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Oshino, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-1121 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°11′17″N 131°36′54″E / 33.18806°N 131.61500°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 140.2 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 February 1987 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 1,166 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 146th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Shikido Station (敷戸駅, Shikido-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 140.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, but a shelter is provided on the platform together with a staffed ticket booth, an automatic ticket vending machine, a SUGOCA card charging station and a SUGOCA card reader.[2][3]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
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A view of the station platform and track.
History
[edit]Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 22 February 1987 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6]
In February 2018, JR Kyushu announced that the station would become unstaffed in the autumn of 2018 after completing barrier-free improvements and introducing the "Smart Support" remote station management scheme.[7]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 146th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 10
- Seiwadai housing complex
- Hagawaradai housing complex
- Shikitodai housing complex
- Miyazakidai housing complex
In popular culture
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The American YouTuber based in Japan, Kevin O'Donnell, referenced Shikido Station in his skit "Trains in Tokyo vs. Trains everywhere else" as a 無人駅 or staff-less station. [9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "敷戸" [Shikido]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 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. 41, 80. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "敷戸駅" [Shikido Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. 747. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "敷戸と大分大学前駅 無人化今秋にも" [Shikido and Ōita-Daigaku-mae to become unstaffed this autumn]. Ōita Godo Shimbun. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Trains in Tokyo vs. Trains everywhere else / 東京の電車 vs. 田舎の電車". YouTube. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
External links
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Media related to Shikido Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shikado (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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