Ogushigō Station
Ogushigō Station 小串郷駅  | |||||||||||
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 Ogushigō Station in 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ogushigo, Kawatana, Higashisonogi-gun, Nagasaki-ken 859-3618 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°3′49.37″N 129°50′3.9″E / 33.0637139°N 129.834417°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōmura Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.6 km from Haiki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
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| Status | Kan'i itaku agent onsite | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1944 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 110 daily | ||||||||||
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Ogushigō Station (小串郷駅, Ogushigō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kawatana, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 9.6 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Besides the local services on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner also stop at the station.[4]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a side platform serving a single tracks. The station building is a steel frame structure of modern design and houses a waiting room and ticket window. A bike shed is located outside at the station forecourt. A footbridge allows pedestrians to cross from one side of the tracks to the other.[2][3][5]
The station is unstaffed by JR Kyushu but a kan'i itaku agent operates the ticket window and sells some types of tickets.[5][6]
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Station building as seen from platform -
Station sign
History
[edit]Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 21 October 1944 as an additional station on the existing track of the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 40,082 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 110 passengers.[8]
Environs
[edit]- Ogushi Post Office
- Japan National Route 205
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "小串郷" [Ogushigō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 26, 73. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "小串郷" [Ogushigō]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b "大村線・小串郷駅に行ってきました" [I went to Ogushigō Station Ōmura Line]. Ameblo.jp. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "小串郷駅" [Ogushigō Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. 737. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links
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Media related to Ogushigō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ogushigō Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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