Ōho Station

Ōho Station (大保駅, Ōho-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ogōri, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T21.^[1]

Ōho Station 大保駅
Oho Station building
General information
Location	Ōho, Ogōri-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0115 Japan
Coordinates	33°24′42.62″N 130°33′29.39″E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Distance	27.0 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)
Platforms	2 side platform
Connections
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	T21
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 April 1924 (1924-04-12)
Passengers
FY2022	2392
Location Ōho Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Ōho Station Ōho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 27.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.^[1]

Platforms

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Oho station platform

1	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Kurume, Yanagawa and Ōmuta
2	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Futsukaichi and Fukuoka

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Mitsusawa		Local	Nishitetsu Ogōri
Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

The station opened on 12 April 1924 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 2392 passengers daily. ^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ōhara Elementary School
• JGSDF Ogōri Camp
• Ōhara Junior High School
• Honma Hospital (5 minutes by car)
• Ogōriōho Post Office
• Hiraoka Cookery College
• Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
2. "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Ōho Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)