Amatsu Station

Railway station in Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance62.5 km from KokuraPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParkingAvailableAccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1956 (1956-10-01)PassengersFY201590 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Buzen-Zenkōji towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Imazu towards Kokura

Location
Amatsu Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Amatsu Station Amatsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Amatsu Station (天津駅, Amatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. ^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 62.5 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. The station building is a wooden structure of simple, functional design which serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[3]

A view of the platform and tracks.
Station forecourt, as seen from the footbridge to the platform.

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nakatsu and Kokura
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Ōita and Miyazaki

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1956 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 32,796 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 90 passengers.^[5]

Surrounding area

Usa City Amatsu Elementary School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "天津" [Amatsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ 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. 751. 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).