Hita Station (日田駅) is a railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 47.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume. It was also the terminus of the 68.7 kilometer Hitahikosan Line until that line was closed in 2017 and replaced by a BRT.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform connected to the reinforced concrete station building by an underground passage. There are also three siding tracks.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The ticket gate is only at the south exit (southwest side) of the station, but there is an underground free passage (different from the underground passage to the platform) adjacent to the station building that connects the south exit and the northeast side.The Hitahikosan Line BRT departs from and arrives at the boarding area located at the rotary in front of the station (south exit).

Platforms

History

In 1915, the Daito Railway Co. opened the 22 km Oita - Onoya section. The company was nationalised in 1922, and westerly extensions were undertaken in stages from 1923 until Amagase was reached in 1933. The section between Kurume and Chikugoyoshi was opened in 1928, and easterly extensions to Amagase opened between 1931 and 1934. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 783 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 193rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area