Bungo-Kokubu Station (豊後国分駅, Bungo-Kokubu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 131.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding. There is no station building but each platform has a shelter for passengers. One shelter also houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Yufuin |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Ōita |
History
JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 333 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 295th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
- Oita City History Museum
- Bungo Kokubun-ji ruins
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "豊後国分" [Bungo-Kokubu]. 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. 41, 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. 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
Media related to Bungo-Kokubu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Bungo-Kokubu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)