Ōmachi Station (大町駅, Ōmachi-eki) is a train station in Ōmachi, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 5.1 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.[4]
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding branching off track 1. The station building is a small brick structure. The ticket window which it houses has become unstaffed and the building presently serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2][5]
Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sasebo Line | ||||
Kōhoku | Local | Kitagata |
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 11 December 1919 as Ōmachi Signal Box on the existing track of what was then the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 September 1928, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger services commenced. On 1 December 1934, station became part of the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 91,291 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 250 passengers.[8]
Environs
- Saga Sanyo Industries
- Ōmachi City Hall
- Ōmachi Post Office
- Ōmachi Higashi Post Office
- Ōmachi Hospital
- Ōmachi Police Station
- Ōmachi Elementary School
- Ōmachi Junior High School
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "大町" [Ōmachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 70. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "大町" [Ōmachi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "佐世保線・大町駅に行ってきました" [I went to Ōmachi Station Sasebo Line]. Ameblo.jp. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 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. p. 216. 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. 727–8. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "佐賀県統計年鑑(平成28年版)" [Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition]. Saga Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 23 March 2018. See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links
- Ōmachi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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