Naomi Station (直見駅, Naomi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saiki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Naomi Station

直見駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Naomi Station in 2009
General information
LocationNaokawa Oaza Shimonaomi, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 879-3103
Japan
Coordinates32°55′42″N 131°48′28″E / 32.92833°N 131.80778°E / 32.92833; 131.80778
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nippō Main Line
Distance208.8 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeLow embankment
AccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1920 (1920-11-20)
Passengers
FY20154 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Naokawa
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Kamioka
towards Kokura
Location
Naomi Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Naomi Station
Naomi Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Naomi Station is located in Japan
Naomi Station
Naomi Station
Naomi Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 208.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with a siding. There is no station building. A short flight of steps leads up from the access road to a small forecourt from where a footbridge gives access to the island platform which has a shelter for waiting passengers.[2][3]

Platforms

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1   Nippō Main Line for Saiki
2   Nippō Main Line for Nobeoka

History

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The 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 Gōnohara (today Naokawa) opening as the new southern terminus on 20 November 1920. On the same day, Naomi was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. 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.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 1,628 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 4 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "直見" [Naomi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 48, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
  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. 228–9. 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. p. 756. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
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