Ogata Station (Ōita)

{{short description|Railway station in Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Ogata Station

| native_name = 緒方駅

| native_name_lang= ja

| symbol_location= jp

| symbol = jrk

|style=JR Kyushu

| type =

| image = Oita Ogata Station.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Ogata Station in 2008

| address = Ogatamachi Baba, Bungo-Ōno-shi, Ōita-ken 879-6601

| borough =

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|32|58|16|N|131|28|36|E|format=dms|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title,inline}}

| owned =

| operator = 20px JR Kyushu

| line = {{Color|#b96f30|■}} Hōhi Main Line

| distance = 100.3 km from {{STN|Kumamoto|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2 + 1 siding

| structure = At grade

| parking =

| bicycle =

| accessible =

| code =

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191472_1601.html}}

| opened = {{Start date|1922|11|23|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| rebuilt =

| passengers = 206 daily

| pass_year = FY2015

| pass_rank =

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR Kyushu|line= Hōhi |left= Asaji|right=Bungo-Kiyokawa}}

| map_type = Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Ogata Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

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{{nihongo|Ogata Station|緒方駅|Ogata-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|access-date=23 February 2018}}

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 100.3 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kumamoto|x}}.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a steel frame structure which houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/houhi/station/0260_ogata.htm|title=緒方|trans-title=Ogata|access-date=16 April 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻熊本大分エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951654|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area|language=ja|pages= 39, 79}}

There is a ticket window in the station building but this became unstaffed in 2016.{{cite web|title=駅営業体制の見直しについて|trans-title=Revision of station business system|publisher=JR Kyushu|date=25 February 2016|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/top_info/pdf/751/ekigyoumutaiseiminaoshihp.pdf|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305130609/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/top_info/pdf/751/ekigyoumutaiseiminaoshihp.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|nidx={{Color|#b96f30|■}} Hōhi Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Ōita|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3| nidx ={{Color|#b96f30|■}} Hōhi Main Line|dir= for {{STN|Bungo-Taketa|x}} and {{STN|Kumamoto|x}}}}

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the {{Nihongo|Inukai Light Rail Line|犬飼軽便線|}} (later Inukai Line) from {{STN|Ōita|x}} to {{STN|Nakahanda|x}} on 1 April 1914. The track was extended westwards in phases, with this station opening as the new western terminus on 23 November 1922. Ogata became a through-station on 20 December 1923 when the line was extended to {{STN|Asaji|x}}. By 1928, the track had been extended further west and had linked up with the {{Nihongo|Miyagi Line|宮地線|}} reaching eastwards from {{STN|Kumamoto|x}}. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through Ogata to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.{{Teishajo|I|228}}{{Teishajo|II|746}}

On 17 September 2017, Typhoon Talim (Typhoon 18) damaged the Hōhi Main Line at several locations. Services between Aso and Nakahanda, including Ogata, were suspended and replaced by bus services. Rail service from Aso through Ogata to Miemachi was restored by 22 September 2017{{Cite web|url=https://response.jp/article/2017/09/22/300113.html|title=豊肥本線の運休区間が縮小…阿蘇～三重町間再開|trans-title=Zone of suspended services on Hōhi Main Line reduced. Aso to Miemachi reopens|access-date=15 April 2018|date=22 September 2017|publisher=Response.jp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002021236/https://response.jp/article/2017/09/22/300113.html|archive-date=2 October 2017}} Normal rail services between Aso and Ōita were restored by 2 October 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/common/inc/emergency/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2017/09/29/170929_1002keikaku.pdf|title=10 月２日(月)からの日豊本線・豊肥本線の運転計画について(お知らせ)|trans-title=Operations plan for Nippo Main Line and Hōhi Main Line (notice) |access-date=2017-10-01|date=29 September 2017|publisher=JR Kyushu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930180557/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/common/inc/emergency/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2017/09/29/170929_1002keikaku.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2017}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 75,033 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 206 passengers.{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.oita.jp/site/toukei/h2811.html|title=平成28年版大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信|trans-title=Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications|access-date=8 April 2018|website=Oita Prefectural Government website}} See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).

Surrounding area

Bungo Ono City Hall Ogata Branch Office
Bungo-Ono City Ogata Elementary School
Bungo-Ono City Ogata Junior High School

References

External links

[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191472_1601.html Ogata (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}

Category:Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture

Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1922

Category:Bungo-ōno, Ōita