Ogi Station Explained

Ogi Station
Native Name:小城駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:2083 Mikatsukicho Kume, Ogi-shi, Saga-ken 845-0022
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.2855°N 130.1991°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Karatsu Line
Distance:5.1 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Passengers:919 daily
Pass Year:FY2022
Pass Rank:144th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ogi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 5.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Platform 2 was once an island platform but the middle track has been removed. The station building, of traditional Japanese architecture, houses a waiting room and ticket window. Access to platform 2 is by means of a level crossing.[2] [3]

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 window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4] [5]

Platforms

History

The Karatsu Kogyo Railway had opened a track from Miyoken (now) which, by 25 December 1899, had reached Azamibaru (now). On 23 February 1902, the company, now renamed the Karatsu Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway which undertook the next phase of expansion. The track was extended east, with opening as the final eastern terminus on 14 December 1903. Ogi opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the track. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the line which served the station was designated the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 919 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 144th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 小城. Ogi. 12 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 19, 80.
  4. Web site: 福岡支店内各駅. Stations within the Fukuoka Branch. 12 March 2018. JRTE website.
  5. Web site: 小城駅. Ogi Station. 12 March 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  6. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.