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Higo-Ōzu Station

Coordinates: 32°52′39″N 130°51′58″E / 32.87750°N 130.86611°E / 32.87750; 130.86611
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Higo-Ōzu Station

肥後ひご大津おおつ駅えき
Kyushu Railway Company
North entrance of Higo-Ōzu Station in 2006
General information
LocationMuro, Ōzu-machi, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-1235
Japan
Coordinates32°52′39″N 130°51′58″E / 32.87750°N 130.86611°E / 32.87750; 130.86611
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance22.6 km from Kumamoto
Platforms1 side + island platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsKumamoto Airport Liner (bus)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window Midori no Madoguchi (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 June 1914 (1914-06-21)
Passengers
FY20202049 daily
Rank68th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Haramizu
towards Kumamoto
 Hōhi Main Line Seta
towards Ōita
Location
Higo-Ōzu Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Higo-Ōzu Station
Higo-Ōzu Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Higo-Ōzu Station is located in Japan
Higo-Ōzu Station
Higo-Ōzu Station
Higo-Ōzu Station (Japan)
Map

Higo-Ōzu Station (肥後ひご大津おおつ駅えき, Higo-Ōzu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōzu, Kumamoto, Japan. It Is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 22.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks at grade. The station building is located on the north side and is a traditional Japanese style wooden structure which houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting room. Another, more modern building, built in 2011 is located at the south entrance. This houses the Ōzu town visitor centre. The bus stop for the Kumamoto Airport Liner shuttle is also situated in front of this building. Access to the platforms and between the station building and the visitor centre is by means of a level crossing.[2][3]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Platforms

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1, 2, 3 ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line for Kumamoto
1, 2, 3 ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line for Aso and Oita
  • The south entrance of the station. The bus in front is the Kumamoto Airport Liner.
    The south entrance of the station. The bus in front is the Kumamoto Airport Liner.
  • Rear of station building, with level crossing leading to Platform 1.
    Rear of station building, with level crossing leading to Platform 1.
  • View from Platform 3, The island platform is to the left, with the station building beyond.
    View from Platform 3, The island platform is to the left, with the station building beyond.

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 21 June 1914 as the eastern terminus of the Miyagi Light Rail Line (宮地軽便線みやじけいべんせん) (later the Miyagi Line) from Kumamoto. Higo-Ōzu became a through-station on 11 November 1916 when the track was extended to Tateno. By 1928, the track had been extended further eastward and had linked up with the Inukai Line (犬飼線いぬかいせん) which had been built westward from Ōita. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto 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.[6][7]

The track from Higo-Ōzu to Aso was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and as a result, service between the two stations was suspended. JR Kyushu commenced repairs on this section in April 2017, starting from Higo-Ōzu to Tateno; services resumed on the entire section on August 8, 2020.[8][9]

On 4 March 2017, Higo-Ōzu was given the nickname "Aso Kumamoto Airport Station" as it is the nearest railway station to Kumamoto Airport.[10]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2049 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 68th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[11]

Surrounding area

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  • Ōzu Town Hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "肥後大津ひごおおづ" [Higo-Ōzu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説ずせつ: 日本にっぽんの鉄道てつどう 四国しこく・九州きゅうしゅうライン 全線ぜんせん・全ぜん駅えき・全ぜん配線はいせん・第だい6巻かん 熊本くまもと 大分おおいた 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. 35, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "熊ぐま本支店ほんしてん内ない各駅かくえき" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ^ "肥後大津ひごおおづ駅えき" [Higo-Ōzu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 24 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん 国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせん大だい事典じてん 国鉄こくてつ・JR編へん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "JR九州きゅうしゅう、平成へいせい28年ねん熊本くまもと地震じしんで被害ひがいを受うけた豊肥本線ほうひほんせんの復旧ふっきゅう工事こうじに4月がつ着手ちゃくしゅ" [JR Kyushu Restoration work commences in April on Hōhi Main Line track damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake]. Travel Watch. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  9. ^ ""JR豊肥線ほうひせん、8月がつ8日にちに運行うんこう再開さいかい 熊本くまもと地震じしんで不通ふつうの肥後大津ひごおおづ－阿蘇あそ区間くかん" [JR Hohi Line resumes operation on August 8 Higo Ozu-Aso section, which was interrupted by the Kumamoto earthquake]. Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  10. ^ "蘇そくまもと空港くうこう駅えき（JR肥後ひご大津おおつ駅えき）愛称あいしょう化か記念きねんイベントについて" [Aso Kumamoto Airport (JR Higo-Ōzu) Nickname Assignment Commemoration Event]. Kumamoto Prefecture Official Website. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ^ "駅えき別べつ乗車じょうしゃ人員じんいん上位じょうい300駅えき（2020年度ねんど）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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