Yoake Station

Yoake Station(Dạ minh dịch,Yoake-eki)is a passengerrailway stationoperated byJR Kyushuin the city ofHita,Ōita Prefecture,Japan. It was formerly the junction between theKyudai Main Lineand theHitahikosan Line.

Yoake Station Dạ minh dịch
Yoake Station in December 2016
General information
Location	1802 Yoake, Hita-shi, Ōita-ken 877-1112 Japan
Coordinates	33°19′11″N130°51′58″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■Kyūdai Main Line
Distance	39.1 km fromKurume
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade (side hill cutting)
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 March 1932(1932-03-12)
Passengers
FY2015	36 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Chikugo-Ōishi towardsKurume Kyūdai Main Line Teruoka towardsŌita
Location Yoake Station Location within Oita Prefecture Yoake Station Yoake Station (Japan)

Lines

Yoake Station is served by theKyūdai Main Lineand is located 39.1 km from the starting point of the line atKurume.It was the southernterminal stationterminus of the 68.7 kmHitahikosan Line,connecting Hita with atJōno;however, that line was discontinued after torrential rains damaged the track in July 2017, and was replaced by aBus Rapid Transit(BRT) service in 2023.

Layout

The station consists of twoside platformsserving two tracks on a side hill cutting. The station building is a modern structure but built in traditional Japanese style with a tiled roof, tiled entrance portico and verandah at the side. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. A flight of steps leads up the side hill cutting to the station building from the access road (National Route 386). Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■■Kyūdai Main Line	forKurume
2	■■Kyūdai Main Line	forHita

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  A view of the station platforms and tracks. The Hitahikosan Line can be seen turning off to the right.
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  A view of the station building on the side hill cutting above National Route 386.
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  The old station building. This picture was taken in 2006.
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  A close-in view of the footbridge.

History

Japanese Government Railways(JGR) had opened the Kyudai Main Line on 24 December 1928 with a track betweenKurumeandChikugo-Yoshiiand had extended the line east toChikugo-Ōishiby 11 July 1931. In a further phase of expansion, the track was extended east with Yoake opening as the eastern terminus on 12 March 1932. It became a through-station on 3 March 1934 when the track was extended toHita.On 22 August 1937 JGR opened the Hitosan Line from Yoake north toHōshuyama.On 1 April 1960, this track was linked to tracks further north and became part of theHitahikosan Line.With the privatization ofJapanese National Railways(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

In July 2017, torrential rainfall led to the tracks of the Hitahikosan Line fromSoedato Yoake being covered with mud and debris. Train services along this sector were cancelled.The Hitahikosan Line was replaced by a BRT service in 2023.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 13,265 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 36 passengers.

Surrounding area

• Hita City Yoake Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related toYoake Stationat Wikimedia Commons

• Yoake (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)