Orio Station (折尾駅, Orio-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the JR Kyushu.[1]

JA  19  JC  26  JE  01 
Orio Station

折尾駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Main station building, east side, September 2012
General information
Location1-1 Horikawa-machi, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°51′49″N 130°42′47″E / 33.86361°N 130.71306°E / 33.86361; 130.71306
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Distance
  • 30.1 km (18.7 mi) from Mojikō (Kagoshima Main Line)
  • 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from Wakamatsu (Chikuhō Main Line)
Platforms1 side platform and 3 island platforms
Tracks7
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type
  • Elevated (Kagoshima Main Line)
  • At grade (Chikuhō Main Line)
Other information
Station code
  • JA19
  • JC26
  • JE01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 February 1891; 133 years ago (1891-02-28)
Passengers
FY202112,541 daily (boarding only)
Rank5th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Akama
JA  14 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Rapid
Kurosaki
JA  21 
towards Mojikō
Ebitsu
JA  16 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Rapid
(Some trains only)
Mizumaki
JA  18 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Semi rapid
Kagoshima Main Line
Local
Jinnoharu
towards Mojikō
Nakama
JC  24 
towards Kurosaki
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
Rapid
Terminus
Higashi-Mizumaki
JC  25 
towards Kurosaki
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
Local
through to Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line)
through to Fukuhoku Yutaka Line Chikuhō Main Line
(Wakamatsu Line)
Local
Honjō
JE  02 
towards Wakamatsu
Location
Orio Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Orio Station
Orio Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Orio Station is located in Kyushu
Orio Station
Orio Station
Orio Station (Kyushu)
Orio Station is located in Japan
Orio Station
Orio Station
Orio Station (Japan)

Lines

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Orio Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and Chikuhō Main Line. It is located 30.1 km from the start of the Kagoshima Main Line at Mojikō and 10.8 kilometers from Kurosaki on the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and "Wakamatsu Line" portions of the Chikuhō Main Line.[2]

Station layout

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The two lines serving the station intersect at Orio, and the lines are connected by a spur track. The station therefore consists of two separated blocks: the main building with bi-level platforms at the crossing point, and detached platforms on the spur. The station has a total of three island platforms and one side platform, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[3]

Platforms

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Main building lower level

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1  Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) for Futajima and Wakamatsu
2  Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (Chikuhō Main Line) for Nakama, Nōgata, Iizuka, and Sasaguri

Main building upper level

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3  Kagoshima Main Line for Akama, Hakata, Tosu, Kurume, Ōmuta, and Kumamoto
4  Kagoshima Main Line Local trains running either direction, which allow for limited express trains to pass through this station, and local shuttle trains running between this station and Kokura and/or Mojikō
5  Kagoshima Main Line for Kurosaki, Yahata, Space World, Kokura, Mojikō, and Ōita

Limited express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.

Spur track (Takami entrance)

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6  Kagoshima Main Line for Kurosaki and Kokura
7  Fukuhoku-yutaka Line (Chikuhō Main Line) for Nakama, Nōgata, Iizuka, and Sasaguri

History

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The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by the end of 1890 had a stretch of track from Ongagawa southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Ongagawa to Kurosaki by 28 February 1891, with Orio being opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations. On 30 August 1891, Orio also became an intermediate station for the Chikuho Kogyo Railway (later renamed the Chikuho Railway) when it laid a track from Wakamatsu to Nōgata. The Chikuho Railway merged with the Kyushu Railway on 1 October 1897. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]

The station building was rebuilt in 1916, but use of this building was discontinued from 6 October 2012 in preparation for rebuilding work, with operations shifted to a temporary structure.[6] The station building was scheduled to be demolished during 2012, with the new structure completed in fiscal 2016.[6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 11,306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 7th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

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Educational facilities

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Buses

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Airport buses leave from a bus stop located at the west exit of the main building to the Kitakyushu Airport. Also, there is a Kitakyushu municipal bus terminal for local buses connecting vicinities including Wakamatsu and Ashiya in front of the east exit of main building.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 23, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ^ 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. pp. 218, 233. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. pp. 676, 785. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ a b 『ありがとう折尾駅舎』開催 ["Thankyou Orio Station Building" event held]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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