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