Bungo-Nakamura Station

Bungo-Nakamura Station (豊後中村駅, Bungo-Nakamura-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line in Kokonoe, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Bungo-Nakamura Station

豊後中村駅
Bungo-Nakamura Station in 2012
General information
LocationKokonoe, Kusu-gun, Ōita-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°13′34″N 131°12′27″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance83.1 km from Kurume
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 October 1928 (1928-10-28)
Passengers
FY201578 daily
Location
Bungo-Nakamura Station is located in Japan
Bungo-Nakamura Station
Bungo-Nakamura Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 83.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building, rebuilt in 2010, is a traditional Japanese design with a thatched roof. It houses a waiting area as well as the premises and information centre of the Kokonoe Town Tourism Association. The association also acts as a kan'i itaku agent and manages the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4][5]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Kyūdai Main Line
Hikiji Local Noya

History

The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) had opened a track between Ōita and Onoya in 1915. The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook phased westward expansion of the track which, at the time, it had designated as the Daito Line. By 1926, the track had reached Noya. Subsequently, the track was extended further west and Bungo-Nakamura was opened as the new western terminus on 28 October 1928. On 15 December 1929, Bungo-Nakamura became a through-station when the track was again extended to Bungo-Mori. On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6][7]

The original station building was a Japanese style timber building with a tiled roof. This was rebuilt in 2010 by Kokonoe Town authorities. The new building was still in traditional Japanese style with white plaster walls and a thatched roof. In April 2011, local residents opened a cafeteria in the station building which served meals made from local ingredients[8] but this closed in March 2013. Subsequently, the Kokonoe Town Tourism Association moved its offices to the station building and set up an information centre there in October 2013.[9]

  • The old station building. This picture was taken in 2008.
    The old station building. This picture was taken in 2008.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 28,340 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 78 passengers.[10]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "豊後中村" [Bungo-Nakamura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 38, 74. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. "豊後中村駅　JR九州 久大本線" [Bungo-Nakamura Station JR Kyushu Kyudai Main Line]. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. "豊後中村駅" [Bungo-Nakamura Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 11 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. 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. 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. 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. pp. 740–1. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. 九重町の夢丼定食 [Yume donburi set meal at Kokonoe Town] (in Japanese). Japan: Oita TV. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. 初の役場外 観光協会が豊後中村駅に移転 [First time outside. Tourism association moves to Bungo-Nakamura Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Oita Godo Shimbun. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. "平成28年版　大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
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