Beppu Station (別府駅, Beppu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Beppu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
Beppu Station 別府駅  | |||||||||||
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_station_1.jpg) Beppu Station in March 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 12-13 Ekimaecho, Beppu-shi, Ōita-ken 874-0935 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°16′46″N 131°30′01″E / 33.279541°N 131.500265°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 120.8 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 July 1911 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 5,933 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 31st (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 120.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[2]
Limited Express Trains
edit- Sonic (Hakata - Ōita)
- Nichirin (Hakata - Miyazaki)
- Yufuin-no-mori, Yufu (Hakata - Beppu)
- Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Beppu - Hitoyoshi)
Layout
editBeppu Station has two elevated island platforms and four tracks. In the past, two detention tracks were installed between the two island-style platforms, and were used to store trains arriving at and departing from this station. Now that the detention tracks have been removed, there is a large gap between the two platforms, Platforms 2 and 3. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita, Saiki and Miyazaki Express trains |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Ōita, Saiki and Miyazaki Local trains |
| 3 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Yufuin and Hita |
| ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Bungo-Taketa and Aso | |
| ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nakatsu and Kokura local trains | |
| 4 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nakatsu, Kokura Express trains |
History
editThe private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from Kokura to Yanagigaura. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases, with Beppu opening as the new southern terminus on 16 July 1911. It became a through-station on 1 November 1911 when the track was extended further south to Ōita. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5,933 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 31st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Beppu Onsen
- Beppu City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 38, 74. 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. 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. 753. 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 2017-08-01. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
External links
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Media related to Beppu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)