is a passenger

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located in the town of Hiji,

Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, K ...

, Japan. It is operated by

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Lines

The station is served by the

Nippō Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Also known as the Fukuhoku Nippo Line, The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, K ...

and is located 108.4 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete structure, built in 2016, which houses a staffed ticket window, a waiting area and various community facilities. There is also a footbridge, served by elevators, which provides access to the opposite platform as well as 24-hour free passage to the street on the other side of the station. 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.

Platforms

History

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) opened the station on 9 March 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. In 2016, the town of Hiji completed a major urban redevelopment project involving the station. The station was moved 100 metres to the east and a new station building was constructed, incorporated a waiting room, a community interaction area and gallery as well as a footbridge which is available as a free passage to the street on the other side of the tracks.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 810 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 189th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

*Hiji Town Hall *Hiji Town Hiji Library *Hiji Town Hiji Elementary School *Hiji Town Hiji Junior High School

References

External links

* Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1987 Hiji, Ōita {{Oita-rail-station-stub