Ōnojō Station

Ōnojō Station (大野城駅, Ōnojō-eki) is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Ōnojō, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.[1]

JB  05  Ōnojō Station

大野城駅
Ōnojō Station in 2017
LocationŌnojō, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°31′29″N 130°28′48″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance87.4 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 June 1946 (1946-06-10)
Previous namesShirakibaru (until 1989)
Passengers
FY20168,138 daily
Rank19th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JB  05  Ōnojō Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 87.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade.[2]

Platforms
1 ■Kagoshima Main Line for Futsukaichi,Tosu,Kurume and Ōmuta
2 ■Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata,Akama,Kokura and Mojikō

Environs

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kyūshū Railway Company
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  04  Kasuga Local JB  06  Mizuki
JB  03  Minami-Fukuoka Rapid Service JB  08  Futsukaichi

History

On 10 June 1946, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Kasuga Signal Box at the present location of the station. On 1 October 1961, Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, upgraded the facility to a full station and renamed it Shirakibaru Station (白木原駅, Shirakibaru-eki). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. On 11 March 1989, the station was renamed Ōnojō. [3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8,138 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 19th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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. 17, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. 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. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
  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. 679. 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. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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