Bungo Mori Roundhouse is a railway yard
formally used for steam locomotives in Bungo Mori Roundhouse Park in Kusu-gun,
Oita. Bungo Mori Roundhouse was completed in 1934 along with the opening of all
lines of the Kyudai Main Line. It played an important role as a relay point
between Kurume and Oita. At its peak, it had 25 steam locomotives that carried
over 5,000 passengers per day. Kusu flourished as a railway town. Also, in
wartime, it became a base for military transportation and was even strafed by
the U.S. military. The roundhouse became obsolete with the switch to diesel
locomotives in 1970. However, it remains unchanged and continues to convey the
history it experienced.
