Beppu Daigaku Station Explained

Beppu Daigaku Station
Native Name:別府大学駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:1 Shōninhonmachi, Beppu-shi, Ōita-ken 874-0032
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.3131°N 131.4994°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nippō Main Line
Distance:117.0 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Passengers:1,828 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Pass Rank:101st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Beppu Daigaku
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 117.0 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. There is no standalone station building. The ticket window is located on the ground floor of the, a hostel with rooms to let. The platforms are linked by a footbridge.[2] [3] [4]

Management of 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 booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5] [6]

Platforms

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 9 March 1987 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,828 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 101st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 別府大学. Beppu Daigaku. 30 April 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. 45, 81.
  4. Web site: 別府市国際交流会館 - 別府大. Beppu City International Exchange Centre. Beppu University website. 30 April 2018.
  5. Web site: 大分支店内各駅. Stations within the Ōita Branch. 9 April 2018. JRTE website. 6 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406005504/http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/ooita.html. dead.
  6. Web site: 別府大学駅. Beppu University Station. 30 April 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  7. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度). Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf. 1 August 2017. 3 March 2018.