Shōnai Station (Ōita)

Shōnai Station (庄内駅, Shōnai-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Yufu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Shōnai Station

庄内駅
Shōnai Station in September 2005
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°11′06″N 131°24′07″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance114.5 km from Kurume
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku agent on site
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 September 1923 (1923-09-29)
Passengers
FY2015110 daily
Location
Shōnai Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 114.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The station building is a modern structure built in 2004 in Japanese style. It houses a waiting area and there is a ticket window staffed by a kan'i itaku agent which sells some types of tickets. A ramp leads up to the station building from the forecourt but access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

  • The old station building which was replaced in 2004. This picture was taken in 1991.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Kyūdai Main Line
Yunohira Local Tenjinyama

History

The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) had opened a track between Ōita and Onoya in 1915. The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook the next phase of expansion of what it designated as the Daito Line, extending the track and opening Yunohira as the new western terminus on 29 September 1923. On the same day, Shōnai was opened as an intermediate station along the new track. On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 40,094 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 110 passengers.[7]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "庄内" [Shōnai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 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. 41, 75. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. "庄内駅" [Shōnai Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 12 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  5. 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.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 741. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. "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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