Ōzai Station

Ōzai Station 大在駅
Location	Ōita, Ōita Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Nippō Main Line
History
Opened	1924

Ōzai Station (大在駅 Ōzai-eki) in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan is the only railway station serving Ōzai Town. It is part of the JR Kyushu network on the Nippō Main Line. The Sonic limited express stops here.

Usage

On a weekday the station is used on average by 1,476 people (2006). This is the station used to access the Nippon Bunri University on nearby Sakanoichi.

Platforms

The station consist of 3 platforms:

• Platform 1
  • Used by pass through Trains: Nichirin
  • Used for trains in the direction of Saiki.
• Platform 2
  • Used for trains in the direction of Ōita.
• Platform 3
  • Used as a stop for freight trains, special trains and first departures (Ōita-bound).

JR lines

• Nippō Main Line

JR limited express trains

• Sonic limited express (Hakata - Yanagigaura/Ōita/Saiki)

History

• November 25, 1924: Opened by the Japanese Government Railways.
• October 10, 1967: Electrification of the Nippō Main Line up to Kōzaki Station.
• April 1, 1987: Following privatization of JNR it came under the control of JR Kyushu.
• March 1, 2005: The third reconstruction of the Station building is finished.
• March 14, 2009: The Sonic limited express starts using this station as a stop.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kyushu Railway Company
Nippō Main Line
Tsurusaki		Local	Sakanoichi
Tsurusaki		Rapid	Kōzaki -Usuki

See also

Nippon Bunri University

External links

• Station Timetable (JR Kyūshū)(Japanese)

Coordinates: 33°14′39″N 131°43′13″E / 33.244110°N 131.720351°E