Chikugo-Ōishi Station

Chikugo-Ōishi Station (筑後大石駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 33.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume. Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade with a siding. A wooden building has been set up by the local municipal authorities as a waiting room and a bike shed is provided outside. The station is unstaffed but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent from a shop near the station.

History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had the Kyūdai Main Line on 24 December 1928 with a track between Kurume and Chikugo-Yoshii. In the second phase of expansion, the track was extended east, with Chikugo-Ōishi opening as the new eastern terminus on 11 July 1931. It became a through-station on 12 March 1932 when the track was extended to Yoake. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2009, the station was used by a daily average of 320 passengers (boarding and disembarking).

In fiscal 2016, the number of passengers (boarding only) using the station was between 100 and 322. The station did not rank among the top 300 busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

 * Chikugogawa Onsen
 * Fukuoka Prefectural Route 732 Chikugo Oishi Stop Line