Yoake Station
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Lines
Yoake Station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 39.1 km from the starting point of the line at Template:STN. It was the southern terminal station terminus of the 68.7 km Hitahikosan Line, connecting Hita with at Template:STN;[3] however, that line was discontinued after torrential rains damaged the track in July 2017, and was replaced by a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service in 2023.
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving 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.[2][3][4]
Platforms
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| 2 | ■ <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Template:STN |
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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 between Template:STN and Template:STN and had extended the line east to Template:STN by 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 to Template:STN. On 22 August 1937 JGR opened the Hitosan Line from Yoake north to Template:STN. On 1 April 1960, this track was linked to tracks further north and became part of the Hitahikosan Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[5][6]
In July 2017, torrential rainfall led to the tracks of the Hitahikosan Line from Template:STN to Yoake being covered with mud and debris. Train services along this sector were cancelled.[7][8] 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.[9]
Surrounding area
- Hita City Yoake Elementary School
See also
References
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External links
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