Chikugo-Ōishi Station (筑後大石駅, Chikugo-Ōishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Chikugo-Ōishi Station 筑後大石駅  | |||||||||||
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 The waiting room of Chikugo-Ōishi Station in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ukihamachi Takami, Ukiha-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-1407 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°20′51″N 130°48′57″E / 33.34750°N 130.81583°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 33.0 km from Kurume | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 July 1931 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2009 | 320 daily (boarding and disembarking) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 33.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade with a siding. A wooden building has been set up by the local municipal authorities as a waiting room and a bike shed is provided outside. The station is unstaffed but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent from a shop near the station.[2][3][4][5]
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The old station building. This picture was taken in 2006.
History
editJapanese Government Railways (JGR) had the Kyūdai Main Line on 24 December 1928 with a track between Kurume and Chikugo-Yoshii. In the second phase of expansion, the track was extended east, with Chikugo-Ōishi opening as the new eastern terminus on 11 July 1931. It became a through-station on 12 March 1932 when the track was extended to Yoake. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2009, the station was used by a daily average of 320 passengers (boarding and disembarking).[8]
In fiscal 2016, the number of passengers (boarding only) using the station was between 100 and 322. The station did not rank among the top 300 busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Surrounding area
edit- Chikugogawa Onsen
- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 732 Chikugo Oishi Stop Line
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "筑後大石" [Chikugo-Ōishi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 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. 35, 73. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "筑後大石" [Chikugo-Ōishi]. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "筑後大石" [Chikugo-Ōishi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 739. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "第１次うきは市総合計画 後期基本計画を策定！" [First Ukiha City Comprehensive Plan formulated after the Basic Plan]. Ukiha City Official website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See Chapter 3 Spending on Improvements to Living Standards Section 2 Spending on Public Transportation.
- ^ "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 Chikugo-Oishi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Chikugo-Ōishi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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