Maki Station (Ōita)

Railway station in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

Maki Station

Maki Station in 2013

General information
Location| 1 Makikamimachi, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-0925
Japan
Coordinates| 33°14′14″N 131°38′16″E﻿ / ﻿33.23722°N 131.63778°E﻿ / 33.23722; 131.63778
Operated by|  JR Kyushu
Line(s)| ■ Nippō Main Line
Distance| 136.2 km from Kokura
Platforms| 1 side platform
Tracks| 1
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Bicycle facilities| Bike shed
Accessible| No - steps to platform
Other information
Status| Remotely managed station
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 22 February 1987 (1987-02-22)
Passengers
FY2016| 752 daily
Rank| 196th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR Kyushu | Following station

|
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Takajō

towards Kagoshima

|  | Nippō Main Line |  | Ōita

towards Kokura

Location

Maki Station

Location within Oita Prefecture

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Maki Station

Maki Station (Japan)

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Maki Station (牧駅, Maki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saiki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

## Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 136.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

## Layout

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The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers and an automatic ticket vending machine. A small shed on the platform that housed a ticket window has now become unstaffed. To the south and southwest of the station are the extensive sidings of the Ōita Branch Vehicle Centre, one of JR Kyushu's major rail depots.[2][3]

* The Shimogōri Signal Box from Ōita. The track turns left for Maki, right for Takio on the Hōhi Main Line.

* Station entrance

* Platform

## History

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Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 22 February 1987 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4]

On 17 March 2018, Maki became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[5][6]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 752 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 196th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

## Surrounding area

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* Oita Prefectural Buried Cultural Properties Center (formerly Oita Prefectural Art Center) - 6 minutes walk .
* Peace Citizens Park (formerly known as Urakawa Park)

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ a b "牧" [Maki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. ^ 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. 42–3, 81. ISBN 9784062951654.42-3,+81&rft.pub=Kodansha&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=9784062951654&rft.aulast=Kawashima&rft.aufirst=Ryōzō&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Maki+Station+(Ōita)" class="Z3988">
4. ^ 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. 753\. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ ""最終列車"見届け、制帽脱ぐ 無人化牧駅、駅長最後の業務" [Watching the last train, taking off his cap, Maki Station becomes unstaffed, Station Manager's last duty]. Ōita Gōdō Shimbun. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
7. ^ "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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Media related to Maki Station (Oita) at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Nippō Main Line

* Kokura
* Nishi-Kokura
* Minami-Kokura
* Jōno
* Abeyamakōen
* Shimosone
* Kusami
* Kanda
* Obase-Nishikōdai-mae
* Yukuhashi
* Minami-Yukuhashi
* Shindembaru
* Tsuiki
* Shiida
* Buzen-Shōe
* Unoshima
* Mikekado
* Yoshitomi
* Nakatsu
* Higashi-Nakatsu
* Imazu
* Amatsu
* Buzen-Zenkōji
* Yanagigaura
* Buzen-Nagasu
* Usa
* Nishiyashiki
* Tateishi
* Naka-Yamaga
* Kitsuki
* Ōga
* Hiji
* Yōkoku
* Bungo-Toyooka
* Kamegawa
* Beppu Daigaku
* Beppu
* Higashi-Beppu
* Nishi-Ōita
* Ōita
* Maki
* Takajō
* Tsurusaki
* Ōzai
* Sakanoichi
* Kōzaki
* Sashiu
* Shitanoe
* Kumasaki
* Kami-Usuki
* Usuki
* Tsukumi
* Hishiro
* Azamui
* Kariu
* Kaizaki
* Saiki
* Kamioka
* Naomi
* Naokawa
* Shigeoka
* Sōtarō
* Ichitana
* Kitagawa
* Hyūga-Nagai
* Kita-Nobeoka
* Nobeoka
* Minami-Nobeoka
* Asahigaoka
* Totoro
* Kadogawa
* Hyūgashi
* Zaikōji
* Minami-Hyūga
* Mimitsu
* Higashi-Tsuno
* Tsuno
* Kawaminami
* Takanabe
* Hyūga-Shintomi
* Sadowara
* Hyūga-Sumiyoshi
* Hasugaike
* Miyazaki-Jingū
* Miyazaki
* Minami-Miyazaki
* Kanō
* Kiyotake
* Hyūga-Kutsukake
* Tano
* Aoidake
* Yamanokuchi
* Mochibaru
* Mimata
* Miyakonojō
* Nishi-Miyakonojō
* Isoichi
* Takarabe
* Kitamata
* Ōsumi-Ōkawara
* Kita-Naganoda
* Kirishima-Jingū
* Kokubu
* Hayato
* Kajiki
* Kinkō
* Chōsa
* Aira
* Shigetomi
* Ryūgamizu
* Sengan-en
* Kagoshima

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