Furugō Station
Furugō Station (古国府駅, Furugō-eki) is a railway station in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kyudai Main Line.[1][2]
Furugō Station 古国府駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°13′14″N 131°36′28″E |
Operated by | JR Kyushu |
Line(s) | ■ Kyūdai Main Line |
Distance | 138.9 km from Kurume |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Accessible | No - steps to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 30 October 1915 |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 450 daily |
Rank | 255th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
Furugō Station Location within Japan |
History
The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) opened a track from Ōita to Onoya on 30 October 1915. This station was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations along the track. On 1 December 1922, the Daito Railway was nationalized and absorbed into Japanese Government Railways, (JGR) which closed the station. The station was reopened on 13 March 1988 by JR Kyushu, which had assumed control of the line and assets after the Japanese National Railways (the successor to JGR) was privatized on 1 April 1987.[3][4]
Lines
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 138.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[5]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building. The shelter on the platform has a ticket window which is now unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine, a SUGOCA charge machine and a SUGOCA card reader are provided.[5][2]
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Kyūdai Main Line | ||||
Minami-Ōita | Local | Ōita |
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 450 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 255th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "古国府" [Furugō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- 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.
- 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. 742. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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. 43, 75. ISBN 9784062951630.
- "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
- Furugō (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)