Beppu Station


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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by JR Kyūshū.

Limited Express Trains

Beppu Station has two side platforms and four island platforms.

Adjacent stations

History

The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from to. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways, designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases, with Beppu opening as the new southern terminus on 16 July 1911. It became a through-station on 1 November 1911 when the track was extended further south to. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, 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 5,933 passengers daily, and it ranked 31st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.