Ōchi Station Explained

Ōchi Station
Native Name:相知駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Ochicho Ochi, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-3201
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.3469°N 130.0199°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Karatsu Line
Distance:26.0 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Status:Tickets sold by kan'i itaku agent
Passengers:230
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ōchi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station operated by JR Kyushu located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 26.0 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms serving two tracks. It had originally been a side and an island platform but the centre track has been removed. A station building also doubles as a community hall. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. The station is unstaffed but a kan'i itaku agent sells some types of tickets from the ticket window in the station building.[2] [3] [4]

Platforms

History

On 1 December 1898, the Karatsu Kogyo Railway had opened a track from Miyoken (now) to . On 13 June 1899, the track was extended to with Ōchi opening on the same day as an intermediate station on the track. On 23 February 1902, the company, now renamed the Karatsu Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. 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 line which served the station was designated the Karatsu 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 84,066 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 230 passengers.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 相知駅. Ōchi. 10 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 15, 81.
  4. Web site: 相知駅. Ōchi Station. 10 March 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  5. Web site: 佐賀県統計年鑑(平成28年版). Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition. 23 March 2018. Saga Prefectural Government website. 15 December 2017 . See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.