Amatsu Station

Amatsu Station (天津駅, Amatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Amatsu Station 天津駅
Amatsu Station in May 2007
General information
Location	Shimoshikida, Usa-shi, Ōita-ken 879-0161 Japan
Coordinates	33°33′52″N 131°17′30″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	62.5 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1956 (1956-10-01)
Passengers
FY2015	90 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Buzen-Zenkōji towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Imazu towards Kokura
Location Amatsu Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Amatsu Station Amatsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 62.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is a wooden structure of simple, functional design which serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3]

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  A view of the platform and tracks.
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  Station forecourt, as seen from the footbridge to the platform.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nakatsu and Kokura
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Ōita and Miyazaki

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1956 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 32,796 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 90 passengers.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Usa City Amatsu Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "天津" [Amatsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 May 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
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. 751. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "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).

External links

Media related to Amatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)