Ogata Station (Ōita)

Ogata Station (緒方駅, Ogata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Ogata Station 緒方駅
Ogata Station in 2008
General information
Location	Ogatamachi Baba, Bungo-Ōno-shi, Ōita-ken 879-6601 Japan
Coordinates	32°58′16″N 131°28′36″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance	100.3 km from Kumamoto
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 November 1922 (1922-11-23)
Passengers
FY2015	206 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Asaji towards Kumamoto Hōhi Main Line Bungo-Kiyokawa towards Ōita
Location Ogata Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Ogata Station Ogata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 100.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a steel frame structure which houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3]

There is a ticket window in the station building but this became unstaffed in 2016.^[4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Hōhi Main Line	for Ōita
2	■ ■ Hōhi Main Line	for Bungo-Taketa and Kumamoto

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Inukai Light Rail Line (犬飼軽便線) (later Inukai Line) from Ōita to Nakahanda on 1 April 1914. The track was extended westwards in phases, with this station opening as the new western terminus on 23 November 1922. Ogata became a through-station on 20 December 1923 when the line was extended to Asaji. By 1928, the track had been extended further west and had linked up with the Miyagi Line (宮地線) reaching eastwards from Kumamoto. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through Ogata to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi 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]

On 17 September 2017, Typhoon Talim (Typhoon 18) damaged the Hōhi Main Line at several locations. Services between Aso and Nakahanda, including Ogata, were suspended and replaced by bus services. Rail service from Aso through Ogata to Miemachi was restored by 22 September 2017^[7] Normal rail services between Aso and Ōita were restored by 2 October 2017.^[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 75,033 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 206 passengers.^[9]

Surrounding area

• Bungo Ono City Hall Ogata Branch Office
• Bungo-Ono City Ogata Elementary School
• Bungo-Ono City Ogata Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "緒方" [Ogata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 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. 39, 79. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "駅営業体制の見直しについて" [Revision of station business system] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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. 228. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 746. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. "豊肥本線の運休区間が縮小…阿蘇～三重町間再開" [Zone of suspended services on Hōhi Main Line reduced. Aso to Miemachi reopens]. Response.jp. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
8. "10 月２日(月)からの日豊本線・豊肥本線の運転計画について(お知らせ)" [Operations plan for Nippo Main Line and Hōhi Main Line (notice)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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).

External links

Media related to Ogata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ogata (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)