Ōzai Station (大在駅, Ōzai-eki) is a railway station in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line. The station serves Ōzai, a village that has now been merged into Ōita City and is typically busy with commuter traffic. It is also the nearest station to the Nippon Bunri University located at the nearby Ōita suburb of Sakanoichi.[1][2]

Ōzai Station 大在駅
Ōzai Station in 2008
General information
Location	Ōita, Ōita Japan
Coordinates	33°14′39″N 131°43′13″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	144.3 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 November 1924 (1924-11-25)
Rebuilt	2005
Passengers
FY2016	2,061 daily
Rank	89th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Ōzai Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 144.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks at grade. The station building is a modern concrete structure with a distinctive saw-tooth roof. It houses a waiting area, SUGOCA card readers and a staffed ticket window. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Bike sheds and parking are available at the station forecourt. Next to the station building is another footbridge which links the streets on both sides of the tracks.[2][3][4]

Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

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  A view of the station platforms and tracks.
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  The sign says "Ōzai Station South Entrance". This footbridge leads to the forecourt next to the station building on the other side of the tracks.

Platforms

The station consist of 3 platforms:

• Platform 1
  • Used by pass through Trains: Nichirin
  • Used for trains in the direction of Saiki.
• Platform 2
  • Used for trains in the direction of Ōita.
• Platform 3
  • Used as a stop for freight trains, special trains and first departures (Ōita-bound).

Adjacent stations

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 25 November 1924 as an additional station on the existing track of its Nippō 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.[7]

JR Kyushu had planned to convert Ōzai (with several other stations in Ōita City) into an unstaffed, remotely-managed "Smart Support Station" by 17 March 2018. After opposition from users, this move was postponed, pending works to improve accessibility.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,061 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 89th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

Surrounding area

• Nippon Bunri University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

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