Ōga Station
Railway station in Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
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Ōga Station (大神駅, Ōga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
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JR KyushuŌga Station 大神駅  | |||||||||||
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Ōga Station in August 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Oga, Hiji-cho, Hayami-gun, Oita-ken 879-1504 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°23′01″N 131°34′30″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 103.3 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - level crossing to platform has steps | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 June 1952 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 481 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 248th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 103.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete structure which houses an enclosed waiting room and a staffed ticket window. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at both ends.[2][3]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nakatsu and Kokura |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Beppu and Ōita |
History
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 June 1952 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 481 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 248th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Surrounding area
- Oita Prefectural Hiji Special Needs Education School
- Oita Prefectural Hidashidani High School
- Oita Prefectural Hiji Sogo High School
