Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station

Ōitadaigaku-mae Station

大分大学前駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station in 2006
General information
LocationDannoharu, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-1124
Japan
Coordinates33°10′38″N 131°37′08″E / 33.17722°N 131.61889°E / 33.17722; 131.61889
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance138.8 km from Kumamoto
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikes
AccessibleYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 March 2002 (2002-03-23)
Passengers
FY20161,604 daily
Rank113th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Nakahanda
towards Kumamoto
 Hōhi Main Line Shikido
towards Ōita
Location
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station is located in Japan
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station
Ōitadaigaku-mae Station (Japan)
Map

Oitadaigaku-mae Station (大分大学前駅, Ōitadaigaku-mae eki) is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 138.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern wooden structure equipped with a staffed ticket window, an automatic vending machine and a SUGOCA card reader. After the ticket gate, a long sheltered ramp leads down to the platform, which is located at a lower level.[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 booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

History

JR Kyushu (JNR) opened the station on 23 March 2002 as an additional station on the existing track of the Hōhi Main Line.[3]

In February 2018, JR Kyushu announced that the station would become unstaffed in the autumn of 2018 after completing barrier-free improvements and introducing the "Smart Support" remote station management scheme.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,604 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 113th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "大分大学前" [Ōita-Daigaku-mae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 41, 79. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "大分大学前駅" [Ōita-Daigaku-mae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 14 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ "敷戸と大分大学前駅 無人化今秋にも" [Shikido and Ōita-Daigaku-mae to become unstaffed this autumn]. Ōita Godo Shimbun. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  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 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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