JE  04 
Oku-Dōkai Station

奥洞海駅
General information
Location9-1 Akaiwa-machi, Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Japan
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)JE Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeJE04
Passengers
2021309 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Futajima
JE  03 
towards Orio
 Chikuhō Main Line
(Wakamatsu Line)
Local
 Fujinoki
JE  05 
towards Wakamatsu

Oku-Dōkai Station (奥洞海駅, Okudōkai-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūshū Railway Company (JR Kyūshū) Chikuhō Main Line (also known as the Wakamatsu Line) in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Station layout

1 ■ Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) for Wakamatsu
2 ■ Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) for Orio, Nakama, and Nōgata

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 6 November 1953 as an additional temporary stop on the existing Chikuho Main Line track. On 1 November 1962, it was upgraded to a full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[1][2]

On 4 March 2017, Oku-Dōkai, along with several other stations on the line, became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[3]

Surrounding area

It is the westernmost train station among four stations in Wakamatsu-ku, all of those are on the Chikuho Main Line. National Route 199 runs immediately north of the station. Other points of interest include:

  • Wakamatsu Boat Racing - 200m south
  • Best Denki Wakamatsu-nishi store - 400m east
  • Higashi Futajima Post office - 500m west

References

  1. ↑ 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. 233. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 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. p. 784. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ↑ "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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