Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station
Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station (大分大学前駅, Ōita-Daigaku-mae-eki) is a railway station in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Hōhi Main Line.[1][2]
Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station 大分大学前駅 | |
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 Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°10′38″N 131°37′08″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line |
| Distance | 138.8 km from Kumamoto |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes |
| Accessible | Yes - ramp to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 March 2002 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 1,604 daily |
| Rank | 113th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 138.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern wooden structure equipped with a staffed ticket window, an automatic vending machine and a SUGOCA card reader. After the ticket gate, a long sheltered ramp leads down to the platform, which is located at a lower level.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
History
JR Kyushu (JNR) opened the station on 23 March 2002 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]
In February 2018, JR Kyushu announced that the station would become unstaffed in the autumn of 2018 after completing barrier-free improvements and introducing the "Smart Support" remote station management scheme.[6]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,604 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 113th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "大分大学前" [Ōita-Daigaku-mae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- 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. 41, 79. ISBN 9784062951654.
- "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "大分大学前駅" [Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- "敷戸と大分大学前駅 無人化今秋にも" [Shikido and Ōita-Daigaku-mae to become unstaffed this autumn]. Ōita Godo Shimbun. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 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.
External links
- Ōita-Daigaku-mae (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)