Oku-Dōkai Station
Oku-Dōkai Station (奥洞海駅, Okudōkai-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūshū Railway Company (JR Kyūshū) Chikuhō Main Line (also known as the Wakamatsu Line) in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
JE 04 Oku-Dōkai Station 奥洞海駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 9-1 Akaiwa-machi, Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JE Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JE04 | ||||||||||
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| 2021 | 309 daily (boarding only) | ||||||||||
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Station layout
| 1 | ■ Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) | for Wakamatsu |
| 2 | ■ Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) | for Orio, Nakama, and Nōgata |
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 6 November 1953 as an additional temporary stop on the existing Chikuho Main Line track. On 1 November 1962, it was upgraded to a full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[1][2]
On 4 March 2017, Oku-Dōkai, along with several other stations on the line, became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[3]
Surrounding area
It is the westernmost train station among four stations in Wakamatsu-ku, all of those are on the Chikuho Main Line. National Route 199 runs immediately north of the station. Other points of interest include:
- Wakamatsu Boat Racing - 200m south
- Best Denki Wakamatsu-nishi store - 400m east
- Higashi Futajima Post office - 500m west
References
- 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. 233. 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. 784. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
