Ōki Station (大城駅, Ōki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number A07.[1]
Ōki Station 大城駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kitanomachi Otomaru, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-1125 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°21′3.41″N 130°36′29.09″E / 33.3509472°N 130.6080806°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Amagi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.0 km fromMiyanojin | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | A07 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 December 1921 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 541 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 8.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Miyanojin.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of a single side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]
History
editThe station was opened on 8 December 1921 as a station on the Mitsui Electric Tramway. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by 541 passengers daily. [2]
Surrounding area
edit- Ōki Post Office
- Ōki Elementary School
- Ōki Nursery
- Ōki Clinic
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Ōki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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