Bungo-Taketa Station

Bungo-Taketa Station (豊後竹田駅, Bungo-Taketa-eki) is a railway station on the Hōhi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Taketa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Bungo-Taketa Station

豊後竹田駅
Bungo-Taketa Station in 2005
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°58′15″N 131°23′24″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance88.0 km from Kumamoto
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + numerous sidings
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 October 1924 (1924-10-15)
Previous namesBungo-Takeda (until 1 October 1969)
Passengers
FY2016375 daily
Rank277th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Bungo-Taketa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 88.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks on a side hill cutting. The station building is a wooden structure of traditional Japanese design located at a lower level. It houses a waiting room and a JR Kyushu staffed ticket window equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility. Access to the platform is by means of an underpass which leads beneath and up to the platform. Several sidings run to the north of the platform.[2][3][4]

  • A view of the sidings north of the platform.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Tamarai Local Asaji

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Inukai Light Rail Line (犬飼軽便線) (later Inukai Line) from Ōita to Nakahanda on 1 April 1914. The track was extended westwards in phases, with this station opening as the new western terminus on 15 October 1924 with the name Bungo-Takeda (same Kanji characters but with a different reading). It became a through-station on 30 November 1925 when the line was extended to Tamarai. By 1928, the track had been extended further west and had linked up with the Miyagi Line (宮地線) reaching eastwards from Kumamoto. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through this station to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. On 1 October 1969, the reading of the station name was changed to Bungo-Taketa, with no change to the Kanji characters. 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.[5][6]

On 17 September 2017, Typhoon Talim (Typhoon 18) damaged the Hōhi Main Line at several locations. Services between Aso and Nakahanda, including Bungo-Taketa, were suspended and replaced by bus services. Rail service from Aso through this station to Miemachi was restored by 22 September 2017[7] Normal rail services between Aso and Ōita were restored by 2 October 2017.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 375 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 277th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "豊後竹田" [Bungo-Taketa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. 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. 38, 79. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. "豊後竹田駅" [Bungo-Taketa Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 745–6. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. "豊肥本線の運休区間が縮小…阿蘇～三重町間再開" [Zone of suspended services on Hōhi Main Line reduced. Aso to Miemachi reopens]. Response.jp. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. "10 月２日(月)からの日豊本線・豊肥本線の運転計画について(お知らせ)" [Operations plan for Nippo Main Line and Hōhi Main Line (notice)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  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.


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