The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 122.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layoutedit
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is an original Meiji-period Japanese style wooden structure from the time the station was opened and it has been designated by Beppu City as a tangible cultural property. The station facilities include a waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
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 booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
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. Ōita opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1911 after the track was extended there from Beppu. On the same day, this station was opened as an intermediate station on the new track with the name of Hamawaki (浜脇). On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. On 15 April 1934, the station was renamed Higashi-Beppu. 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.[7][8]
On 5 February 2005, the station building was designated as a tangible cultural property (i.e. given protected heritage status) by Beppu City.[9]
Passenger statisticsedit
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 93,088 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 255 passengers.[10]
higashi, beppu, station, 東別府駅, higashi, beppu, passenger, railway, station, located, city, beppu, Ōita, prefecture, japan, operated, kyushu, 東別府駅, april, 2016general, informationlocation1, chōme, hamawaki, beppu, Ōita, 0947japancoordinates33, 26778, 51056, 267. Higashi Beppu Station 東別府駅 Higashi Beppu eki is a passenger railway station located in the city of Beppu Ōita Prefecture Japan It is operated by JR Kyushu 1 2 Higashi Beppu Station東別府駅Higashi Beppu Station in April 2016General informationLocation1 chōme 15 Hamawaki Beppu shi Ōita ken 874 0947JapanCoordinates33 16 04 N 131 30 38 E 33 26778 N 131 51056 E 33 26778 131 51056Operated byJR KyushuLine s Nippō Main LineDistance122 8 km from KokuraPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window outsourced WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1911 1911 11 01 Previous namesHamawaki until 15 April 1934 PassengersFY2015255 dailyServicesPreceding station JR Kyushu Following station Nishi Ōitatowards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Bepputowards KokuraLocationHigashi Beppu StationLocation within Oita PrefectureShow map of Oita PrefectureHigashi Beppu StationHigashi Beppu Station Japan Show map of Japan Contents 1 Lines 2 Layout 2 1 Platforms 3 History 4 Passenger statistics 5 Surrounding area 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLines editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 122 8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura 3 Layout editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade The station building is an original Meiji period Japanese style wooden structure from the time the station was opened and it has been designated by Beppu City as a tangible cultural property The station facilities include a waiting area and a staffed ticket window Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge 2 3 4 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 booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility 5 6 Platforms edit 1 Nippō Main Line for Ōita and Saiki 2 Nippō Main Line for Beppu and KokuraHistory editThe 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 Hōshu Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases Ōita opened as the new southern terminus on 1 November 1911 after the track was extended there from Beppu On the same day this station was opened as an intermediate station on the new track with the name of Hamawaki 浜脇 On 15 December 1923 the Hōshu Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line On 15 April 1934 the station was renamed Higashi Beppu 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 7 8 On 5 February 2005 the station building was designated as a tangible cultural property i e given protected heritage status by Beppu City 9 Passenger statistics editIn fiscal 2015 there were a total of 93 088 boarding passengers giving a daily average of 255 passengers 10 Surrounding area editBeppu City Hamawaki Junior High School Japan National Route 10See also editList of railway stations in JapanReferences edit JR Kyushu Route Map PDF JR Kyushu Retrieved 23 February 2018 a b 東別府 Higashi Beppu hacchi no he net Retrieved 1 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4巻 福岡エリア Japan Railways Illustrated Shikoku and Kyushu All lines all stations all track layouts Volume 4 Fukuoka Area in Japanese Kodansha pp 42 81 ISBN 9784062951630 東別府 Higashi Beppu Retrieved 1 May 2018 Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities 大分支店内各駅 Stations within the Ōita Branch JRTE website Retrieved 9 April 2018 東別府駅 Higashi Beppu Station jr mars dyndns org Retrieved 1 May 2018 See images of tickets sold 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 753 ISBN 4 533 02980 9 東別府駅本屋 Higashi Beppu Station wooden station building PDF Beppu City official website Retrieved 1 May 2018 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 External links edit nbsp Media related to Higashi Beppu Station at Wikimedia Commons Official website in Japanese nbsp This Oita Prefecture railroad station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Higashi Beppu Station amp oldid 1191278399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
