is a passenger

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located in the city of

Beppu is a city in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643

Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, Kumam ...

, Japan. It is operated by

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Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 117.0 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two

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s serving two tracks at grade. There is no standalone station building. The ticket window is located on the ground floor of the , a hostel with rooms to let. The platforms are linked by a footbridge. 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.

Platforms

History

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) opened the station on 9 March 1987 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,828 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 101st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

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References

External links

* Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1987 Beppu, Ōita {{Oita-rail-station-stub