Ogushigō Station

Ogushigō Station (小串郷駅, Ogushigō-eki) is a railway station in Kawatana, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.[1][2]

Ogushigō Station

小串郷駅
Ogushigō Station in 2013
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°03′49″N 129°50′03″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Ōmura Line
Distance9.6 km from Haiki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku agent onsite
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 October 1944 (1944-10-21)
Passengers
FY2014110 daily
Location
Ogushigō Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 9.6 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Besides the local services on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner also stop at the station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single tracks. The station building is a steel frame structure of modern design and houses a waiting room and ticket window. A bike shed is located outside at the station forecourt. A footbridge allows pedestrians to cross from one side of the tracks to the other.[2][3][5]

The station is unstaffed by JR Kyushu but a kan'i itaku agent operates the ticket window and sells some types of tickets.[5][6]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Ōmura Line
Haenosaki Local Kawatana
JR Kyushu Rapid
Haenosaki Seaside Liner (some trains) Kawatana

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 21 October 1944 as an additional station on the existing track of the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 40,082 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 110 passengers.[8]

Environs
  • Ogushi Post Office
  • National Route 205

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "小串郷" [Ogushigō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 26, 73. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. "小串郷" [Ogushigō]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. "大村線・小串郷駅に行ってきました" [I went to Ogushigō Station Ōmura Line]. Ameblo.jp. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. "小串郷駅" [Ogushigō Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. 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. p. 737. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.


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