Orio Station

Orio Station (折尾駅, Orio-eki) is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the JR Kyushu.[1]

JA  19  JC  26  JE  01 
Orio Station

折尾駅
Main station building, east side, September 2012
Location1-1 Horikawa-machi, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
（北九州市八幡西区堀川町1-1）
Japan
Coordinates33°51′49″N 130°42′47″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Distance
  • 30.1 km from Mojikō (Kagoshima Main Line)
  • 10.8 km from Wakamatsu (Chikuhō Main Line)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type
  • Elevated (Kagoshima Main Line)
  • At grade (Chikuhō Main Line)
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 February 1891 (1891-02-28)
Passengers
FY201616,228 daily
Rank5th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JA  19  JC  26  JE  01 
Orio Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Orio Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and Chikuho Main Line.

Station layout

The two lines serving the station intersect at Orio, and the lines are connected by a spur track. The station therefore consists of two separated blocks: the main building with bi-level platforms at the crossing point, and detached platforms on the spur.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[2]

  • West entrance, June 2011
  • Takami entrance, October 2009

Main building lower level
1 ■ Chikuho Main Line ("Wakamatsu Line") for Futajima and Wakamatsu
2 ■ Chikuho Main Line ("Wakamatsu Line") for Nakama, Nōgata, Iizuka, and Sasaguri

Main building upper level
3 ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Akama, Hakata, Tosu, Kurume, Ōmuta, and Kumamoto
4 ■ Kagoshima Main Line used by local trains running either direction which allow limited express trains to pass them at this station, as well as local shuttle trains running between this station and Kokura and/or Mojikō
5 ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Kurosaki, Yahata, Space World, Kokura, Mojikō, and Ōita

Limited express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.

Spur track (Takami entrance)
6 ■ Kagoshima Main Line for Kurosaki and Kokura
7 ■ Chikuho Main Line ("Fukuhoku Yutaka Line") for Nakama, Nōgata, Iizuka, and Sasaguri
  • Lower level platforms 1 and 2, October 2011
  • Upper level platforms 3 to 5, October 2011
  • Platforms 6 and 7, October 2011

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  21  Kurosaki Limited Express JA  14  Akama, JA  04  Kashii, or  00  Hakata
JA  21  Kurosaki Rapid JA  14  Akama (JA  16  Ebitsu in daytime)
JA  21  Kurosaki Semi-rapid JA  18  Mizumaki
JA  20  Jinnoharu Local JA  18  Mizumaki
Wakamatsu Line
JE  02  Honjō Local Terminus
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (Main building)
Terminus Rapid JC  24  Nakama
Terminus Local JC  25  Higashi-Mizumaki
Kagoshima Main - Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (Spur track)
JA  21  Kurosaki Rapid JC  24  Nakama
JA  20  Jinnoharu Local JC  25  Higashi-Mizumaki

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by the end of 1890 had a stretch of track from Ongagawa southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Ongagawa to Kurosaki by 28 February 1891, with Orio being opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations. On 30 August 1891, Orio also became an intermediate station for the Chikuho Kogyo Railway (later renamed the Chikuho Railway) when it laid a track from Wakamatsu to Nōgata. The Chikuho Railway merged with the Kyushu Railway on 1 October 1897. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

The station building was rebuilt in 1916, but use of this building was discontinued from 6 October 2012 in preparation for rebuilding work, with operations shifted to a temporary structure.[5] The station building was scheduled to be demolished during 2012, with the new structure completed in fiscal 2016.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 16,228 passengers daily, and it ranked 5th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

Educational facilities

Buses

Airport buses leave from a bus stop located at the west exit of the main building to the Kitakyushu Airport. Also, there is a Kitakyushu municipal bus terminal for local buses connecting vicinities including Wakamatsu and Ashiya in front of the east exit of main building.

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Station Information" (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  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. pp. 218, 233. 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. pp. 676, 785. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. 『ありがとう折尾駅舎』開催 ["Thankyou Orio Station Building" event held]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Heisei 28)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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