Bungo-Kokubu Station (豊後国分駅, Bungo-Kokubu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Bungo-Kokubu Station 豊後国分駅  | |||||||||||
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 Bungo-Kokubu Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kokubu, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-0864 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°11′43″N 131°33′05″E / 33.19528°N 131.55139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 131.7 km from Kurume | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bicycles | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 March 1989 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 333 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 295th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 131.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding. There is no station building but each platform has a shelter for passengers. One shelter also houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Yufuin |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Ōita |
History
editJR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 333 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 295th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Oita City History Museum
- Bungo Kokubun-ji ruins
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "豊後国分" [Bungo-Kokubu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ 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. 41, 75. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Bungo-Kokubu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Bungo-Kokubu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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