Minami-Ōita Station
Minami-Ōita Station (南大分駅, Minami-Ōita-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]
Minami-Ōita Station 南大分駅 | |
|---|---|
 Minami-Ōita Station in 2016 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°12′51″N 131°35′09″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Kyūdai Main Line |
| Distance | 136.6 km from Kurume |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 October 1915 |
| Previous names | Ryōgo (until 1 December 1925) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 565 daily |
| Rank | 231st (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Minami-Ōita Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 136.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern steel structure and houses a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Part of the building is occupied by a newsagent. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[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 counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
A view of the platforms and tracks.
The station building in 1996. Note the entire frontage was occupied by a convenience store.
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 as Ryōgo Station (永興駅). On 1 December 1922, the Daito Railway was nationalized and absorbed into Japanese Government Railways, (JGR) which designated the track which served the station as part of the Daito Line. On 1 December 1925, the station was remained Minami-Ōita. 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]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 556 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 231st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "南大分" [Minami-Ōita]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 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. 41, 75. ISBN 9784062951630.
- "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- "南大分駅" [Minami-Ōita Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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.
- "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
- Minami-Ōita (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)