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JE 04
Oku-Dōkai Station

奥洞海駅
JE 04 ; Oku-Dōkai Station; 奥洞海駅
General information
Location	9-1 Akaiwa-machi, Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JE Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JE04
Passengers
2021	309 daily (boarding only)
Services

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.

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.