Bungo-Mori Station Explained

Bungo-Mori Station
Native Name:豊後森駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:245-5 Hoashi, Kusu-cho, Kusu-gun, Ōita-ken 879-4403
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.2828°N 131.155°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Kyūdai Main Line
Distance:73.2 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3 + multiple passing loops and sidings
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Passengers:338 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Pass Rank:292nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Bungo-Mori Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 73.2 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks at grade. The station building is timber structure, remodelled in 2013, built in traditional Japanese style with tiled roofs and steeply angled eaves. It houses a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. To the south of the station are multiple passing loops and sidings.[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 counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5] [6]

Platforms

History

The private had opened a track between and in 1915. The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook phased westward expansion of the track which, at the time, it had designated as the Daito Line. By 1928, the track had reached . Subsequently, the track was extended further west and Bungo-Mori was opened as the new western terminus on 15 December 1929. On 16 September 1932, Bungo-Mori became a through-station when the track was again extended to . On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai 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.

In 2013, the station building was renovated in preparation for the arrival of the luxury train Seven Stars in Kyushu. The station building, station furniture, roof and footbridge were all remodeled in a deep brown colour to reflect an "earth and forest" theme in deference to the location of the station. In 2014, the renovation works won an award from the Japan Association of Railway Architects.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 292nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. 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. 39, 74.
  3. Web site: 豊後森. Bungo-Mori. 10 April 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: 久大本線・豊後森駅に行ってきました. I went to Bungo-Mori Station Kyudai Main Line. 12 June 2016. 10 April 2018. Ameblo.jp. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
  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: 豊後森駅. Bungo-Mori Station. 10 April 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  7. Web site: 入選: 豊後森駅構内リニューアル. Renewal of Bungo-Mori Station premises. 10 April 2018. ARAN.or.jp.
  8. 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.