was a freight train station

Train station

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 on the Kagoshima Main Line

Kagoshima Main Line

The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...

 of Japanese National Railways

Japanese National Railways

, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...

 (JNR) located in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū

Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu

is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 at January 1, 2005. The ward contains JR Kurosaki Station, and JR Orio Station on the Kagoshima Main Line, with several schools and universities nearby...

, Japan

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. It served as a station between May 1, 1961 and February 1, 1984.

After its discontinuation as a station, the remaining yard continued as which still exists as of 2008.

Its location was between Kurosaki Station

Kurosaki Station

Kurosaki Station is a station in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu on the Kagoshima Main Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.- Lines :*JR Kyūshū**Kagoshima Main Line**Fukuhoku Yutaka Line...

 and Orio Station

Orio Station

is a railway station in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It was first opened in 1891.-Train Lines:*Kyushu Railway Company**Kagoshima Main Line**Chikuho Main Line...

, 1.9 km from the former and 3.3 km from the latter. In 2000, Jinnoharu Station

Jinnoharu Station

is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.-External links:*...

 opened partially utilizing the land of the former yard.

History

• February 1, 1952 - JNR opens Orio Yard (sōshajō).
• May 1, 1961 - Higashi-Orio Station (freight only) opens replacing Orio Yard.
• October 1, 1974 - Higashi-Orio Station starts handling of baggage.
• May 1, 1979 - Higashi-Orio Station ceases handling of baggage.
• February 1, 1984 - Higashi-Orio Station closes and Higashi-Orio Yard (shingōjō) substitutes the station.
• April 1, 1987 - JR Kyūshū
  Kyushu Railway Company
  The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...
  
   succeeds control of JNR in Kyūshū
  Kyushu
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  including Higashi-Orio Yard.