Ōitai Station Explained

Ōitai Station
Native Name:大板井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Oitai, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0142
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.3985°N 130.561°W
Operator:25px Amagi Railway
Line: Amagi Line
Distance:4.5 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Connections:Nishitetsu Express Bus
Structure:Elevated
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:60
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ōitai Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ogōri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.

Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 4.5 km from the start of the line at .[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. There is no station building but the platform has a shelter for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps. A toilet building has been built under the elevated structure. Another flight of steps near the station entrance provides access to the connecting bus stop for the Nishitetsu Express Bus. This stop is located on the Oita Expressway which is at the same level as the elevated railway track.[3] [4] [5]

Platforms

History

Amagi Railway opened the station on 1 November 1987 as an added station on the existing Amagi Line track.

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 182, 309 . 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Web site: 甘木鉄道時刻表. Amagi Railway Timetable. 25 February 2018. www.amatetsu.jp.
  3. Web site: 大板井. Ōitai. 25 February 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. 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4巻 福岡エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. Japanese. 27, 82.
  5. Web site: 小郡・大板井 周辺. Around Ogōri and Ōitai. 25 February 2018. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway.