Furugō Station (古国府駅, Furugō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Furugō Station 古国府駅  | |||||||||||
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 Entrance of Furugō Station, 2005. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-chōme-5 Furugō, Ōita-shi, Ōita-ken, 870-084 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°13′14″N 131°36′28″E / 33.22056°N 131.60778°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 138.9 km from Kurume | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1915 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 450 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 255th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 138.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building. The shelter on the platform has a ticket window which is now unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine, a SUGOCA charge machine and a SUGOCA card reader are provided.[3][2]
History
editThe private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) opened a track from Ōita to Onoya on 30 October 1915. This station was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations along the track. On 1 December 1922, the Daito Railway was nationalized and absorbed into Japanese Government Railways, (JGR) which closed the station. The station was reopened on 13 March 1988 by JR Kyushu, which had assumed control of the line and assets after the Japanese National Railways (the successor to JGR) was privatized on 1 April 1987.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 450 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 255th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Oita City Toyofu Elementary School
- Oita Prefectural Oita Uenogaoka High School
- Oita City Museum of Art,
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "古国府" [Furugō]. 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. 43, 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. 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. 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 Furugō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Furugō (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)