Takio Station

Railway station in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

■ Hōhi Main LineDistance142.9 km from KumamotoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusRemotely managed stationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1914 (1914-04-01)PassengersFY2016408 dailyRank265th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Shikido towards Kumamoto		Hōhi Main Line		Ōita Terminus

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

Takio Station (滝尾駅, Takio-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 Hōhi Main Line and is located 142.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building, only shelters on the platforms for waiting passengers. A separate shelter at the station entrance houses an automatic ticket vending machine. There is a ticket booth but this is unstaffed.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hōhi Main Line	for Ōita
2	■ ■ Hōhi Main Line	for Bungo-Taketa and Kumamoto

History

On 1 April 1914, JGR opened the Inukai Light Rail Line (犬飼軽便線) (later Inukai Line) from Ōita westwards to Nakahanda. On the same day, Takio was opened as one of several intermediate stations along the track. By 1928, the track had been extended westwards and had linked up with the Miyagi Line (宮地線) reaching eastwards from Kumamoto. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through Takio to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Takio came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]^[5]

On 17 March 2018, Takio became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.^[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 265th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Surrounding area

Magari Stone Buddha - Oita prefecture designated historic site
Takio Hyakuana Yokoana Tumulus Group - Historic Site designated by Oita City
Oita City Takio Elementary School
Oita City Morioka Elementary School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "滝尾" [Takio]. 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.
^ 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. p. 228. 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. p. 747. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "大分市内の一部の駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Some stations in Ōita City to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 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.