Timetable information
Weekday departures: 41/day · Sat & holiday departures: 41/day
First / last departure (weekday): 6:02 / 24:05 (00:05 next day)
Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (5)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Adjacent stations
- JR Kyudai Line: Onigase ⇄ Tenjinyama
Location
History
Onoya Station opened on 30 October 1915 as the western terminus of the private Daito Railway's track from Ōita. After nationalisation on 1 December 1922 it became a Japanese Government Railways station, and on 29 September 1923 it lost terminus status when the line was extended west to Yunohira. On 15 November 1934 the route was redesignated part of the Kyūdai Main Line. With the privatisation of JNR on 1 April 1987 the station passed to JR Kyushu, and the present steel single-storey building (62.5 m²) dates from 18 March 2007. It was destaffed by JR Kyushu in April 2016, although Yufu City employs a part-time clerk for season-ticket sales on weekday mornings.
Notes
The station was named not after the surrounding district but after the "Onoya Sake Shop", a business standing near the station when it opened — an example, said to be rare anywhere in Japan, of a station taking its name from the trade name of an individual shop.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-22