is a JR Kyushu

Kyushu Railway Company

The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...

 railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Ōita

Oita, Oita

is the capital city of Ōita Prefecture located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.- Demographics and geography :Ōita is the most populous city in Ōita Prefecture...

, Ōita Prefecture

Oita Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :Around the 6th century Kyushu consisted of four regions: Tsukushi-no-kuni 筑紫国, Hi-no-kuni 肥国, and Toyo no kuni...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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The station opened on November 1, 1911.

Limited Express Trains

• Sonic
  Sonic (train)
  is the name used by Kyushu Railway Company for the limited express train service operating between Hakata and Ōita via Kokura and Beppu along the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line in Kyūshū, Japan...
  
   (Hakata
  Hakata Station
  Hakata Station , located in Hakata-ku, is the main railway terminal of the city of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest station on Kyūshū, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyūshū for travellers from Honshū. The Sanyō Shinkansen from Osaka ends at this station...
  
   - Ōita)
• Nichirin
  Nichirin
  The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Kyushu which runs to Kokura and Beppu from Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport.The Dream Nichirin overnight train service from Hakata and Miyazaki Airport was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on March 12, 2011....
  
   (Hakata - Miyazaki
  Miyazaki Station
  is a JR Kyushu railway station located in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.The central station of the prefectural capital is served by the Nippō Main Line connecting Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture...
  
  )
• Yufuin-no-mori, Yufu
  Yufuin-no-mori
  , and are limited express train services operated by Kyushu Railway Company which run from Hakata via Yufuin to Ōita and Beppu.-Rolling stock:* KiHa 71 series DMU: 1989 - present...
  
   (Hakata - Beppu
  Beppu Station
  250px|thumb|Beppu Station is the main railway station for the city of Beppu in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, which is famous for its onsen. It is situated on the Nippō Main Line...
  
  )
• Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Beppu - Hitoyoshi
  Hitoyoshi Station
  is a train station of JR Kyushu Hisatsu Line and Kumagawa Railroad Yunomae Line in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan.The name of the Yunomae Line station is officially , which was renamed from Hitoyoshi Station on April 1, 2009.- Lines :*Kyushu Railway Company...
  
  )

Layout

There is a side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

 and four island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

s. The platform number 2 is currently closed.

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	Local trains of Nippō Main Line Nippo Main Line frame|Nippō Main LineThe is a railway line in Kyūshū, in southern Japan. Part of the Kyushu Railway Company system, it follows the east coast of the island. The line originates at Kokura Station in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka... (only in morning)	for and
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	Nippō Main Line Nippo Main Line frame|Nippō Main LineThe is a railway line in Kyūshū, in southern Japan. Part of the Kyushu Railway Company system, it follows the east coast of the island. The line originates at Kokura Station in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka...	for and
	Limited express trains of Hohi Main Line Hohi Main Line frame|tight|Hōhi Main LineThe is a railway line on Kyūshū, in southern Japan. Part of the Kyushu Railway Company system, it connects the west coast and the east coast of the island...	tyle="border-top:solid 1px gray"|for and
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	Kyudai Main Line Kyudai Main Line is a railway line in Kyūshū. It originates at Kurume Station, Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture and ends at Ōita Station, Ōita in Ōita Prefecture. It is also known as the Yufu Kōgen Line....	for and

The station is under construction to make it elevated railroad station. This work was to be finished by 2008 but is behind schedule. It will be completed in 2011.

Environs

• North Entrance
  • Oita Prefectural Government Office
  • Oita City Hall
  • OASIS-Hiroba 21 and Oita ANA
    All Nippon Airways
    , also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
    
     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
    Route 10 (Japan)
    thumb|240px|right|Route 10, Oita, Oitathumb|240px|right|Route 10, Fukuoka, KandaNational Route 10 is a Japanese highway on the island of Kyūshū. It originates at the intersection with Route 2 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka and passes through the prefectural capitals of Ōita and Miyazaki, terminating at the...
    
    
  • National Route 197 (Chūō-dori main street)
  • Oita Station Bus Terminal
• South Entrance
  • Oita City Museum of Fine Art
  • National Route 210
    Route 210 (Japan)
    National Route 210 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kurume, Fukuoka and Ōita, Ōita in Japan, with a total length of 136.2 km ....
    
    
  • Oita Toyo Hotel

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