Ōmuta Station

Ōmuta Station (大牟田駅, Ōmuta-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is shared by JR Kyushu (operating the Kagoshima Main Line) and the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), operating the Tenjin Ōmuta Line.^[1]

JB  27  Ōmuta Station 大牟田駅
Ōmuta Station in 2005
General information
Location	Shiranuhi-machi 1-chōme (JR), Kubota-machi 2-chōme (Nishitetsu) Ōmuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	33°01′46″N 130°26′38″E
Operated by	JR Kyūshū Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Distance	147.5 km from Mojikō (Kagoshima Main Line) 74.8 km from Tenjin (Tenjin Ōmuta Line)
Platforms	1 side + 1 island + 3 bay platforms
Tracks	6 + numerous passing loops and sidings
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1891 (1891-04-01)
Passengers
FY2020	1783 daily (JR) 6457 daily (NNR)
Location Ōmuta Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Ōmuta Station Ōmuta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 147.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[2]

In addition, the station is the southern terminus of the Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is located 74.8 km from the starting point of the line at Tenjin.^[3]

Layout

The JR Kyushu part of the station consists of a elevated side platform and island platform (platforms 1-3) serving three tracks, with the station facilities underneath. The Nishitetsu part consists of three tracks served by three bay platforms. One bay platform is one sided and is designated as platforms 4. The other two bays are two sided, platforms 5-6 serving one track and 7-8 another. A large number of passing loops and sidings are located between the JR and Nishitetsu platforms. In addition, another group of sidings branch off track 1 on the JR side.^[2]

Platforms

JR Kyūshū

1	■ Express "Ariake"	for Kumamoto
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Kumamoto and Yatsushiro
2	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Kumamoto and Yatsushiro
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurume, Hakata and Kokura
3	■ Express "Ariake"	for Kurume and Hakata
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurume, Hakata and Kokura

Nishi-Nippon Railroad

4	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Yanagawa, Kurume, Fukuoka and Amagi
5	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Yanagawa, Kurume, Fukuoka and Amagi
6	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	Only Exit
7	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Yanagawa, Kurume, Fukuoka
8	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	Only Exit

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
JR Kyūshū
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  26  Ginsui		Local	JB  28  Arao
JB  22  Setaka		Limited Express	JB  28  Arao
JB  22  Setaka		Rapid	JB  28  Arao
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Shin-Sakaemachi		Local	Terminus
Shin-Sakaemachi		Express	Terminus
Shin-Sakaemachi		Limited Express	Terminus

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by February 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Kurume. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south to Takase (now Tamana) opening as the new southern terminus on 1 April 1891. Ōmuta was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the new stretch of track. 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. On 1 July 1939, the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line commenced its service to the station. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3][4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,014 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 61st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 208
• Omuta City Hall
• Omuta City Omuta Chuo Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 17, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 89. ISBN 9784062951654.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 682. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

Media related to Omuta Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ōmuta Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)