Ogōri Station
Ogōri Station 小郡駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ogōri Station in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Chome Gion, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0141 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°23′53″N 130°33′13″E / 33.397957°N 130.553633°E / 33.397957; 130.553633 |
| Operated by |  Amagi Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Amagi Line |
| Distance | 3.8 km from Kiyama |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Connections | |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Embankment |
| Accessible | No - steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed Ticket window |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 April 1939 |
| Previous names | Chikugo Ogōri (until 1 April 1986) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2018 | 1021 |
| Location | |
  Ogōri Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture  Ogōri Station Ogōri Station (Japan) | |
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Ogōri Station (小郡駅, Ogōri-eki) 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.[1]
Lines
The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 3.8 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Amagi Line | for Kiyama, and Amagi |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagi Railway Amagi Line | ||||
| Tateno | - | Ōitai | ||
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 28 April 1939 with the name Chikugo Ogōri (筑後小郡駅) as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between Kiyama and Amagi. 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.[1][6][7]
Connections
- Nishitetsu Ogōri Station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line is a short walk from the station across a road.[5]
Surrounding area
- Ogōri Elementary School
- Ogōri City Hall
- Ogōri Driving School
- Ogōriekimae Post Office
- Ogōri Swimming School
See also
References
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "小郡" [Ogōri]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 27, 82. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ a b "小郡・大板井 周辺" [Around Ogōri and Ōitai]. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
Media related to Ogōri Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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