Ōtsuru Station

Ōtsuru Station (大鶴駅, Ōtsuru-eki) is a railway station on the Hitahikosan Line in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Hitahikosan Line.[1][2]

Ōtsuru Station

大鶴駅
Ōtsuru Station in May 2011
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°22′1.12″N 130°53′7.53″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hitahikosan Line
Distance62.9 km from Jōno
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 August 1937 (1937-08-22)
Passengers
FY201529 daily
Location
Ōtsuru Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 62.9 km from the starting point of the line at Jōno.[3] Services to the station are currently suspended due to damage from torrential rainfall.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a new construction but built in traditional Japanese style similar to the building at Yoake. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.[2][3][5]

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hitahikosan Line
Hōshuyama   Local   Imayama

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the then Hitosan Line from Yoake to Hōshuyama on 22 August 1937, with Ōtsuru opening on the same day as an intermediate station along the track. On 1 April 1960, this track was linked to tracks further north and became part of the Hitahikosan 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.[6][7]

In July 2017, torrential rainfall led to the tracks of the Hitahikosan Line from Soeda to Yoake being covered with mud and debris. Train services along the sector, which includes Ōtsuru, were cancelled. JR Kyushu has not announced a date for the resumption of service apart from stating that the suspension will be for an indefinite period.[4][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 10,416 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 29 passengers.[9]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "大鶴" [Ōtsuru]. 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. 37, 77. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. "Suspension of the train service" (PDF). JR Kyushu. September 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "大鶴" [Ōtsuru]. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  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. 230. 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. 767. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. "Death toll from Kyushu rains hits 22 as searches, evacuations continue". Mainichi Daily News. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  9. "平成28年版　大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).


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