Naomi Station

Railway station in Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance208.8 km from KokuraPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeLow embankmentAccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 November 1920 (1920-11-20)PassengersFY20154 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Naokawa towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Kamioka towards Kokura

Location
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Naomi Station (直見駅, Naomi-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 208.8 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. There is no station building. A short flight of steps leads up from the access road to a small forecourt from where a footbridge gives access to the island platform which has a shelter for waiting passengers.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

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

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

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, Naomi 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.^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 1,628 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 4 passengers.^[6]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 10

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "直見" [Naomi]. 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.
^ 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. p. 756. 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).