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Ōzai Station

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Location
  
Ōita, Ōita Japan

Line(s)
  
Nippō Main Line

Opened
  
1924

Operated by
  
JR Kyushu

Address
  
Japan

Ōzai Station

Similar
  
Sakanoichi Station, Tsurusaki Station, Takajō Station, Nishi‑Ōita Station, Maki Station

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.

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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.

    • References

    Ōzai Station Wikipedia
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