Ōmuta Station
Ōmuta Station (大牟田駅, Ōmuta-eki) is a train station in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan which is shared by JR Kyushu (operating the Kagoshima Main Line) and the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), operating the Tenjin Ōmuta Line.[1]
JB 27 Ōmuta Station 大牟田駅 | |
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 Ōmuta Station in 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shiranuhi-machi 1-chōme (JR), Kubota-machi 2-chōme (Nishitetsu) Ōmuta, Fukuoka （福岡県大牟田市不知火町一丁目, 久保田町二丁目） Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°01′46″N 130°26′38″E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Distance | |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island + 3 bay platforms |
| Tracks | 6 + numerous passing loops and sidings |
| Connections |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1891 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 3,014 daily |
| Rank | 61st |
| Location | |
  JB 27 Ōmuta Station Location within Japan | |
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Lines
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 147.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[2]
In addition, the station is the southern terminus of the Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is located 74.8 km from the starting point of the line at Tenjin.[3]
Layout
The JR Kyushu part of the station consists of a side and an island platform (platforms 1-3) serving three tracks. The Nishitetsu part consists of three tracks served by three bay platforms. One bay platform is one sided and is designated as platforms 4. The other two bays are two sided, platforms 5-6 serving one track and 7-8 another. A large number of passing loops and sidings are located between the JR and Nishitetsu platforms. In addition, another group of sidings branch off track 1 on the JR side.[2]
Platforms
JR Kyūshū
| 1 | ■ Express "Ariake" | for Kumamoto |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Kumamoto and Yatsushiro | |
| 2 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Kumamoto and Yatsushiro |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kurume, Hakata and Kokura | |
| 3 | ■ Express "Ariake" | for Kurume and Hakata |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kurume, Hakata and Kokura |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| JR Kyūshū | ||||
| Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
| JB 26 Ginsui | Local | JB 28 Arao | ||
| JB 22 Setaka | Limited Express | JB 28 Arao | ||
| JB 22 Setaka | Rapid | JB 28 Arao | ||
| Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||
| Tenjin Ōmuta Line | ||||
| Shin-Sakaemachi | Local | Terminus | ||
| Shin-Sakaemachi | Express | Terminus | ||
| Shin-Sakaemachi | Limited Express | Terminus | ||
History
The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by February 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Kurume. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south to Takase (now Tamana) opening as the new southern terminus on 1 April 1891. Ōmuta was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the new stretch of track. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 1 July 1939, the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line commenced its service to the station. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,014 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 61st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 17, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
- 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. p. 89. ISBN 9784062951654.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 682. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "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
- Ōmuta Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)