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Ongagawa Station

Coordinates: 33°50′49.01″N 130°40′24.42″E / 33.8469472°N 130.6734500°E / 33.8469472; 130.6734500
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JA  17  Ongagawa Station

遠賀川駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ongagawa Station in July 2021
General information
Location1-chōme-1 Ongagawa, Onga-cho, Onga-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-4307
Japan
Coordinates33°50′49.01″N 130°40′24.42″E / 33.8469472°N 130.6734500°E / 33.8469472; 130.6734500
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance34.3 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 passing loop + numerous sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 November 1890 (1890-11-15)
Passengers
FY20201896 daily
Rank77th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Mizumaki
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Ebitsu
towards Mojikō
Location
Ongagawa Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Ongagawa Station
Ongagawa Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Ongagawa Station is located in Japan
Ongagawa Station
Ongagawa Station
Ongagawa Station (Japan)
Map

Ongagawa Station (遠賀川駅, Ongagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Onga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 34.3 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

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The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks, connected by footbridges with the station building. Track 1 is served by the platform 1, the side platform. A passing loop runs next to it and is designated track 2. Tracks 3 and 4 are served by platforms 2 and 3 (the island platform). Numerous sidings run to the south of track 4. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

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1  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Shimonoseki and Kokura
2, 3  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Akama and Hakata

History

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The station was opened by the privately run Kyushu Railway on 15 November 1890 as the northern terminus of a stretch of track from Kurume. It became a through-station on 28 February 1891 when the track was extended further north to Kurosaki. 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. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4] On 30 August 2017, the station building was destroyed in a fire which spread from a food-retail tenant. A new station building was completed on 31 July 2021.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1896 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 77th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. 676. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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