Kamioka Station

Railway station in Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance202.4 km from KokuraPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 November 1920 (1920-11-20)PassengersFY201513 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

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "上岡" [Kamioka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "上岡駅" [Kamioka Station]. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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).