Bungo-Kokubu Station

Bungo-Kokubu Station
Bungo-Kokubu Station; 豊後国分駅
	Bungo-Kokubu Station in 2008
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°11′43″N 131°33′05″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance	131.7 km from Kurume
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bicycles
Disabled access	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 March 1989
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	333 daily
Rank	295th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
	Bungo-Kokubu Station Location within Japan

Bungo-Kokubu Station (豊後国分駅, Bungo-Kokubu-eki) is a railway station in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kyudai Main Line.[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]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kyūdai Main Line
Mukainoharu		Local	Kaku

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]

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References

"JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
"豊後国分" [Bungo-Kokubu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 742. ISBN 4533029809.
"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

Bungo-Kokubu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[hacchi-2] "豊後国分" [Bungo-Kokubu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

[kawashima-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.

[teishajo-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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 742. ISBN 4533029809.

[5] "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.