Chikugo-Ōishi Station | |
Native Name: | 筑後大石駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Ukihamachi Takami, Ukiha-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-1407 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.3475°N 130.8158°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Kyūdai Main Line |
Distance: | 33.0 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 + 1 siding |
Structure: | At grade |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 320 daily (boarding and disembarking) |
Pass Year: | FY2009 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Chikugo-Ōishi Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 33.0 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains on the line stop at the station.
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade with a siding. A wooden building has been set up by the local municipal authorities as a waiting room and a bike shed is provided outside. The station is unstaffed but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent from a shop near the station.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had the Kyūdai Main Line on 24 December 1928 with a track between and . In the second phase of expansion, the track was extended east, with Chikugo-Ōishi opening as the new eastern terminus on 11 July 1931. It became a through-station on 12 March 1932 when the track was extended to . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
In fiscal 2009, the station was used by a daily average of 320 passengers (boarding and disembarking).[6]
In fiscal 2016, the number of passengers (boarding only) using the station was between 100 and 322. The station did not rank among the top 300 busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]