Operated by JR Kyushu Address Japan | Connections Bus terminal Opened 1891 | |
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Location 1-1 Horikawa-machi, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka（北九州市八幡西区堀川町1-1）Japan Similar | ||
orio station
Orio Station (折尾駅, Orio-eki) is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
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- orio station
- 6 orio station may 2 2010
- Lines
- Station layout
- Main building upper level
- History
- Surrounding area
- Educational facilities
- Buses
- References
6 orio station may 2 2010
Lines
Orio Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and Chikuho Main Line.
Station layout
The two lines serving the station intersect at Orio, and the lines are connected by a spur track. The station therefore consists of two separated blocks: the main building with bi-level platforms at the crossing point, and detached platforms on the spur.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Main building upper level
Limited express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.
History
The station first opened on 28 February 1891.
The station building was rebuilt in 1916, but use of this building was discontinued from 6 October 2012 in preparation for rebuilding work, with operations shifted to a temporary structure. The station building was scheduled to be demolished during 2012, with the new structure completed in fiscal 2016.
Surrounding area
Educational facilities
Buses
Airport buses leave from a bus stop located at the west exit of the main building to the Kitakyushu Airport. Also, there is a Kitakyushu municipal bus terminal for local buses connecting vicinities including Wakamatsu and Ashiya in front of the east exit of main building.