Ōita Station

Coordinates: 33°13′58″N 131°36′24″E / 33.23264°N 131.606705°E / 33.23264; 131.606705
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Ōita Station

大分駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ōita Station in January 2015
General information
Location1-1 Kanamemachi, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°13′58″N 131°36′24″E / 33.23264°N 131.606705°E / 33.23264; 131.606705
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Platforms4
island platforms
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened1 November 1911; 112 years ago (1911-11-01)
Passengers
FY202113,724 daily (boarding only)
Rank4th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Maki
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Nishi-Ōita
towards Kokura
Furugō
towards Kurume
 Kyūdai Main Line Terminus
Takio
towards Kumamoto
 Hōhi Main Line
Location
Ōita Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Ōita Station
Ōita Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Ōita Station is located in Japan
Ōita Station
Ōita Station
Ōita Station (Japan)
A 883 series at Ōita Station in July 2008

Ōita Station (大分駅, Ōita-eki) is a junction passenger

JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

The station is served by three lines. On the

terminus of 148.0 km Hōhi Main Line from Kumamoto. .[2]

Layout

The station consists of four elevated

Midori no Madoguchi
staffed ticket office. [2]<

Platforms

There are four side platforms and eight island platforms.

1      Nippō Main Line (Limited express) for Kokura, Hakata and Saiki
     Nippō Main Line (Local trains) for Tsurusaki and Saiki
2      Nippō Main Line (Limited express) for Saiki and Miyazaki
     Nippō Main Line (Local trains) for Tsurusaki and Saiki
3      Nippō Main Line (Limited express) for Kokura and Hakata
     Nippō Main Line (Local trains) for Beppu and Nakatsu
4 • 5
      Nippō Main Line for Beppu and Nakatsu
for Saiki and Miyazaki
     Hōhi Main Line (Local trains) for Aso and Kumamoto
6 • 7 • 8      Hōhi Main Line for Aso and Kumamoto
     Kyūdai Main Line for Yufuin and Kurume

Limited Express Trains

History

Nippo Main Line.[3]

Separately, on 1 April 1914, JGR opened the Inukai Light Rail Line (犬飼軽便線) from Ōita westwards to

Nakahanda. This track later linked up with another built eastwards from Kumamoto and the entire stretch was designated as the Hōhi Main Line on 2 December 1928.[4]

The origin of the third line to serve the station, the

Kyudai Main Line.[5]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Ōita came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 19,165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 4th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

The station in media

The JR Ōita City station complex was the main subject of an episode in the NHK World English documentary series Japan Railway Journal. The episode was titled JR Ōita City: The Station Complex that Changed the Game and was first broadcast on 15 February 2018. The episode describes how the station complex, which opened in 2015, contributed to increased ridership at the station and also to the economic revitalization of the surrounding area. The same episode also covered the Bungo-Mori Roundhouse Park, located near Bungo-Mori Station.[8]

Surrounding area

View from the station
  • North Entrance
    • Oita Prefectural Government Office
    • Oita City Hall
    • Oasis Hiroba 21 and Oita ANA Hotel OASIS Tower
    • Funai Castle
    • Building of Red Brick (Oita Bank)
    • Oita Chūō Post Office
    • Oita Parco and Oita Daiichi Hotel
    • Tokiwa Department Store
    • Chūōcho Centporta
    • Galleria Takemachi
    • Funai 5 Bangai
    • Oita Washington Hotel Plaza
    • Hotel Hokke Club Oita
    • National Route 10
    • National Route 197 (Chūō-dori main street)
    • Oita Station Bus Terminal
  • South Entrance

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9784062951630
    .
  3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  6. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  7. ^ "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 16 June 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ^ "JR Ōita City: The Station Complex that Changed the Game". Japan Railway Journal. 15 February 2018. NHK World.

External links

Media related to Ōita Station at Wikimedia Commons

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