Tamarai Station

Tamarai Station (玉来駅, Tamarai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Taketa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Tamarai Station 玉来駅
Tamarai Station in 2009
General information
Location	Yoshida, aketa-shi, Ōita-ken 878-0035 Japan
Coordinates	32°56′53″N 131°22′35″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance	84.9 km from Kumamoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 November 1925 (1925-11-30)
Passengers
FY2015	13 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Bungo-Ogi towards Kumamoto Hōhi Main Line Bungo-Taketa towards Ōita
Location Tamarai Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Tamarai Station Tamarai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 84.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is wooden structure of traditional Japanese design built to resemble a Shinto shrine. It is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area.^[2][3]

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Inukai Light Rail Line (犬飼軽便線) (later Inukai Line) from Ōita to Nakahanda on 1 April 1914. The track was extended westwards in phases, with this station opening as the new western terminus on 30 November 1925. On 2 December 1928, Tamarai was linked up with Miyagi, the eastern terminus of the Miyagi Line (宮地線), which had been extended eastwards from Kumamoto since 1914. Through-traffic was established between Kumamoto and Ōita. The two lines were merged and the entire stretch redesignated as the Hōhi Main Line. 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.^[4][5]

On 17 September 2017, Typhoon Talim (Typhoon 18) damaged the Hōhi Main Line at several locations. Services between Aso and Nakahanda, including Tamarai, were suspended and replaced by bus services. Rail service from Aso through this station to Miemachi was restored by 22 September 2017^[6] Normal rail services between Aso and Ōita were restored by 2 October 2017.^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 4,899 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 13 passengers.^[8]

Surrounding area

The station is in a rural area. It is 400 meters along the prefectural road in front of the station to the urban area (Tamarai district)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "玉来" [Tamarai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
3. 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 38, 78. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. 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. p. 228. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. 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. pp. 745–6. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "豊肥本線の運休区間が縮小…阿蘇～三重町間再開" [Zone of suspended services on Hōhi Main Line reduced. Aso to Miemachi reopens]. Response.jp. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
7. "10 月２日(月)からの日豊本線・豊肥本線の運転計画について(お知らせ)" [Operations plan for Nippo Main Line and Hōhi Main Line (notice)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
8. "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

Media related to Tamarai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tamarai (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)