Era Station

Era Station
恵良駅
The station building in August 2008
Location
Prefecture Ōita
(See other stations in Ōita)
District Kusu
Town Kokonoe
History
Year opened 1929
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kyudai Main Line

Era Station (恵良駅 Era-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line in Kokonoe, Ōita, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

Lines

Era Station is served by the Kyudai Main Line.

History

Era Station opened on 15 December 1929.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[2]

In the early hours of 18 January 2014, the station building and adjoining residence burned down in a fire.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 171. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 740. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. 棟続き住宅から出火、1929年設置無人駅全焼 [1929 unstaffed station burns down]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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Coordinates: 33°15′19″N 131°10′28″E / 33.25528°N 131.17444°E