Orio Station


Orio Station is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the JR Kyushu.

Lines

Orio Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and Chikuho Main Line.

Station layout

The two lines serving the station intersect at Orio, and the lines are connected by a spur track. The station therefore consists of two separated blocks: the main building with bi-level platforms at the crossing point, and detached platforms on the spur.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Main building lower level

Main building upper level

Limited express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.

Spur track (Takami entrance)

Adjacent stations

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by the end of 1890 had a stretch of track from southwards to. The track was extended northwards from Ongagawa to by 28 February 1891, with Orio being opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations. On 30 August 1891, Orio also became an intermediate station for the Chikuho Kogyo Railway when it laid a track from to. The Chikuho Railway merged with the Kyushu Railway on 1 October 1897. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
The station building was rebuilt in 1916, but use of this building was discontinued from 6 October 2012 in preparation for rebuilding work, with operations shifted to a temporary structure. The station building was scheduled to be demolished during 2012, with the new structure completed in fiscal 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 16,228 passengers daily, and it ranked 5th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

Airport buses leave from a bus stop located at the west exit of the main building to the Kitakyushu Airport. Also, there is a Kitakyushu municipal bus terminal for local buses connecting vicinities including Wakamatsu and Ashiya in front of the east exit of main building.