Kamioka Station

Kamioka Station 上岡駅
Kamioka Station in 2009
General information
Location	Kamioka, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 876-0045 Japan
Coordinates	32°57′23″N 131°51′44″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	202.4 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1920 (1920-11-20)
Passengers
FY2015	13 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Naomi towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Saiki towards Kokura
Location Kamioka Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Kamioka Station Kamioka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kamioka Station (上岡駅, Kamioka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saiki, Ōita, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 202.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with a siding. The station building is a simple wooden structure in Japanese style with a tiled roof which serves only to house a waiting area with seats and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. A wooden shed is provided on the platform as a weather shelter.[2][3][4]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nobeoka
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Saiki

• 
  A view of the station platform looking south. The siding can be seen in the distance branching to the left.
• 
  A view of the station platform looking north.

History

The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from Kokura to Yanagigaura. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases, with Gōnohara (today Naokawa) opening as the new southern terminus on 20 November 1920. On the same day, Kamioka was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō 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.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 4,706 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 13 passengers.[7]

Surrounding area

• Nishida Atsutoku Hospital
• Bansho River
• Japan National Route 217

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "上岡" [Kamioka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
3. 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 48, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "上岡駅" [Kamioka Station]. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
5. 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. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. 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. pp. 755–6. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. "平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).

External links

Media related to Kamioka Station (Oita) at Wikimedia Commons

• Kamioka (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)