Chikugo-Ōishi Station

Chikugo-Ōishi Station (筑後大石駅, Chikugo-Ōishi-eki) is railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyūshū, in Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Chikugo-Ōishi Station 筑後大石駅
The waiting room of Chikugo-Ōishi Station in 2011
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°20′51″N 130°48′57″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kyudai Main Line,
Distance	33.0 km from Kurume
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 July 1931 (1931-07-11)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009)	320 daily (boarding and disembarking)
Location
Chikugo-Ōishi Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 33.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade with a siding. A wooden building has been set up by the local municipal authorities as a waiting room and a bike shed is provided outside. The station is unstaffed but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent from a shop near the station.[2][3][4][5]

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  The old station building. This picture was taken in 2006.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kyudai Main Line
Ukiha		Local	Yoake

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had the Kyudai Main Line on 24 December 1928 with a track between Kurume and Chikugo-Yoshii. In the second phase of expansion, the track was extended east, with Chikugo-Ōishi opening as the new eastern terminus on 11 July 1931. It became a through-station on 12 March 1932 when the track was extended to Yoake. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fical 2009, the station was used by a daily average of 320 passengers (boarding and disembarking).[8]

In fiscal 2016, the number of passengers (boarding only) using the station was between 100 and 322. The station did not rank among the top 300 busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "筑後大石" [Chikugo-Ōishi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 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. 35, 73. ISBN 9784062951630.
4. "筑後大石" [Chikugo-Ōishi]. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
5. "筑後大石" [Chikugo-Ōishi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 227. ISBN 4533029809.
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. 739. ISBN 4533029809.
8. "第１次うきは市総合計画 後期基本計画を策定！" [First Ukiha City Comprehensive Plan formulated after the Basic Plan]. Ukiha City Official website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See Chapter 3 Spending on Improvements to Living Standards Section 2 Spending on Public Transportation.
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

• Chikugo-Ōishi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)