Kamioka Station

Kamioka Station (上岡駅, Kamioka-eki) is a railway station on the Nippō Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Saiki, Ōita, Japan.[1][2]

Kamioka Station

上岡駅
Kamioka Station in 2009
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°57′23″N 131°51′44″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance202.4 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1920 (1920-11-20)
Passengers
FY201513 daily
Location
Kamioka Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 202.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with a siding. The station building is a simple wooden structure in Japanese style with a tiled roof which serves only to house a waiting area with seats and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A wooden shed is provided on the platform as a weather shelter.[2][3][4]

  • A view of the station platform looking south. The siding can be seen in the distance branching to the left.
  • A view of the station platform looking north.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nippō Main Line
Saiki Local Naomi

History

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, Kamioka 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.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 4,706 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 13 passengers.[7]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "上岡" [Kamioka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 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. 48, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. "上岡駅" [Kamioka Station]. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  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. pp. 228–9. 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. 755–6. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. "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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