Furugō Station (古国府駅, Furugō-eki) is a railway station in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kyudai Main Line.[1][2]
Furugō Station 古国府駅 | |
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The entrance of Furugō Station in 2005. | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°13′14″N 131°36′28″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Kyūdai Main Line |
Distance | 138.9 km from Kurume |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No - steps to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 30 October 1915 (1915-10-30) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 450 daily |
Rank | 255th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Furugō Station Location within Japan |
The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) opened a track from Ōita to Onoya on 30 October 1915. This station was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations along the track. On 1 December 1922, the Daito Railway was nationalized and absorbed into Japanese Government Railways, (JGR) which closed the station. The station was reopened on 13 March 1988 by JR Kyushu, which had assumed control of the line and assets after the Japanese National Railways (the successor to JGR) was privatized on 1 April 1987.[3][4]
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 138.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[5]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building. The shelter on the platform has a ticket window which is now unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine, a SUGOCA charge machine and a SUGOCA card reader are provided.[5][2]
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Kyūdai Main Line | ||||
Minami-Ōita | Local | Ōita |
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 450 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 255th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Stations of the JR Kyūdai Main Line (Yufu-kōgen Line) | |
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