Onigase Station (鬼瀬駅, Onigase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Hasama neighborhood of the city of Yufu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Onigase Station

鬼瀬駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Onigase Station in 2008
General information
LocationHasamamachi Onigase, Yufu-shi, Ōita-ken 879-5521
Japan
Coordinates33°11′43″N 131°29′08″E / 33.19528°N 131.48556°E / 33.19528; 131.48556
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kyūdai Main Line
Distance124.6 km from Kurume
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 October 1915 (1915-10-30)
Passengers
FY201518 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Onoya
towards Kurume
Kyūdai Main Line Mukainoharu
towards Ōita
Location
Onigase Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Onigase Station
Onigase Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Onigase Station is located in Japan
Onigase Station
Onigase Station
Onigase Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 124.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track on a side hill cutting. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform and a toilet shed. A long ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3]

History

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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. Subsequently, JGR reopened the station on 3 February 1925. 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.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 6,393 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 18 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

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  • Oita River
  • Kyushu Electric Power Shinohara Hydroelectric Power Plant/Shinohara Dam
  • National Route 210

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "鬼瀬" [Onigase]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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. 40, 75. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
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