Nishi-Ōita Station
Nishi-Ōita Station 西大分駅  | |||||||||||
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 Nishi-Ōita Station in May 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-1 Hamanoichi, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°14′43″N 131°34′58″E / 33.24528°N 131.58278°E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 130.4 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + numerous sidings | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1911 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 478 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 249th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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  Nishi-Ōita Station Location within Oita Prefecture  Nishi-Ōita Station Nishi-Ōita Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Nishi-Ōita Station (西大分駅, Nishi-Ōita-eki) is a passenger
Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 130.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is an old timber structure of traditional Japanese design but is now largely used by JR Freight with only a small portion devoted to passenger waiting area. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A staffed ticket window is located on the island platform. On both sides of the island platform are numerous sidings used by JR freight.[2][3][4]
Management of the passenger facilities at 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 booth on the island platform which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
Platforms
| 3 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita and Saiki |
| 4 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Beppu and Kokura |
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A view of the island platform.
History
The private
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 249th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Freight operations
On the southeast side of the station building (northeast side of the passenger platform) is a two-track container platform used by JR Freight. There is no arrival/departure track exclusively for freight trains, and the tracks parallel to the outside of the upper and lower main lines are all siding tracks. One of the siding lines on the down side touches the container platform and serves as a cargo handling line, and there is another deadhead type cargo handling line outside the container platform. These siding lines are entered via pull-up lines. The container platforms are not long enough for container trains to enter the line as a whole, and it is necessary to divide the trains or move the trains to accommodate cargo handling operations, and shunting locomotives (small diesel locomotives) are used for these operations.
Surrounding area
- Yusuhara Hachimangū Shrine's mid-autumn festival, ``Hamanoichi, is held around the station from September 14 to 20 every year.
- Oita Port Nishi-Oita Port Ferry Terminal
- Japan National Route 10
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "西大分" [Nishi-Ōita]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "西大分駅" [Nishi-Ōita]. Retrieved 1 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "西大分駅" [Nishi-Ōita Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 1 May 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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
Media related to Nishi-Ōita Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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