Ogōri Station Explained

Ogōri Station
Native Name:小郡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1 Chome Gion, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0141
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.398°N 130.5536°W
Operator:25px Amagi Railway
Line: Amagi Line
Distance:3.8 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:Embankment
Accessible:No - steps to platform
Status:Staffed Ticket window
Former:Chikugo Ogōri (until 1 April 1986)
Passengers:1021
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ogōri 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 3.8 km from the start of the line at . All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[1]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. There is no station building but a shelter has been set up on the platform. From the main road, a roofed flight of steps leads up to the platform. A staffed ticket window is located at an intermediate landing halfway up the flight of steps.[2] [3] [4]

Platforms

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 28 April 1939 with the name as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between and . On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway. The name of the station was changed to Ogōri and the location of the station was shifted 400 m further along the line from Kiyama.[5]

Connections

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 甘木鉄道時刻表. Amagi Railway Timetable. 25 February 2018. www.amatetsu.jp.
  2. Web site: 小郡. Ogōri. 25 February 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. 27, 82.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.