Ōita Station

Ōita Station 大分駅
Ōita Station (2015)
Location	1-1 Kanamemachi, Ōita, Ōita （大分市要町1番1号） Japan
Operated by	JR Kyūshū
Line(s)	Nippō Main Line Kyūdai Main Line Hōhi Main Line
History
Opened	1911

Sonic LTD Exp are the most common train at this station.

Ōita Station (大分駅, Ōita-eki) is a JR Kyushu railway station located in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

The station opened on November 1, 1911. It has since undergone renovation, reopening in 2012 — the 'main' area of the station is now the southern, rather than the northern, entrance.

Lines

• Nippō Main Line
• Kyudai Main Line
• Hohi Main Line

Limited Express Trains

• Sonic (Hakata - Ōita)
• Nichirin (Hakata - Miyazaki)
• Yufuin-no-mori, Yufu (Hakata - Beppu)
• Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Beppu - Hitoyoshi)

Layout

There are four side platforms and eight island platforms.

The station was under construction to make it elevated. This work was to be finished by 2008 but fell behind schedule. It was completed on March 17, 2012.

Environs

View from the station

• North Entrance
  • Oita Prefectural Government Office
  • Oita City Hall
  • OASIS-Hiroba 21 and Oita ANA Hotel OASIS Tower
  • Funai Castle
  • Building of Red Brick (Oita Bank)
  • Oita Chūō Post Office
  • Oita Parco and Oita Daiichi Hotel
  • Tokiwa Department Store
  • Chūōcho Centporta
  • Galleria Takemachi
  • Funai 5 Bangai
  • Oita Washington Hotel Plaza
  • Hotel Hokke Club Oita
  • National Route 10
  • National Route 197 (Chūō-dori main street)
  • Oita Station Bus Terminal
• South Entrance
  • Oita City Museum of Fine Art
  • National Route 210
  • Oita Toyo Hotel

External links

Media related to Ōita Station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 33°13′58″N 131°36′24″E / 33.23264°N 131.606705°E / 33.23264; 131.606705