Shōnai Station (Ōita)

Shōnai Station (庄内駅, Shōnai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Shōnai neighborhood of the city of Yufu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Shōnai Station 庄内駅
Shōnai Station in September 2005
General information
Location	Shōnaichō Shōnaibaru,Yufu-shi, Ōita-ken 879-5434 Japan
Coordinates	33°11′06″N 131°24′07″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kyūdai Main Line
Distance	114.5 km from Kurume
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku agent on site
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 September 1923 (1923-09-29)
Passengers
FY2015	110 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Yunohira towards Kurume Kyūdai Main Line Tenjinyama towards Ōita
Location Shōnai Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Shōnai Station Shōnai Station (Japan) Show map of 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]

Platforms

1, 2

■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line

for Yufuin and Hita for Ōita

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

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]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 210
• Yufu City Minami-Shonai Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 227. 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. 741. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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).

External links

Media related to Shonai Station (Oita) at Wikimedia Commons

• Shōnai (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)