Bungo-Kiyokawa Station
Lines. The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 105.4 km from the starting point of the line at . Layout. The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is an old wooden structure where the floorspace is shared with a post office and the local tourism information centre. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing. The station is not staffed by JR Kyushu but some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent who staffs the ticket window. History. Japanese  Government Railways (JGR) had opened the (later Inukai Line) from to on 1 April 1914. The track was extended westwards in phases, with opening as the new western terminus on 23 November 1922. On the same day, this station was opened as an intermediate station on the track with the name , after the village the station was located in. By 1928, the track had been extended further west and had linked up with the reaching eastwards from . On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through Makiguchi to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. 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. On 1 November 1990, the station was renamed Bungo-Kiyokawa. On 17 September 2017, Typhoon Talim (Typhoon 18) damaged the Hōhi Main Line at several locations. Services between Aso and Nakahanda, including Bungo-Kiyokawa, were suspended and replaced by bus services. Rail service from Aso to Miemachi was restored by 22 September 2017 Normal rail services between Aso and Ōita were restored by 2 October 2017. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 23,394 boarding  passengers, giving a daily average of 64 passengers.