The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) had opened a track between Ōita and Onoya in 1915.
The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook phased westward expansion of the track which, at the time, it had designated as the Daito Line.
By 1926, the track had reached Noya.
Subsequently, the track was extended further west and Bungo-Nakamura was opened as the new western terminus on 28 October 1928.
On 15 December 1929, Bungo-Nakamura became a through-station when the track was again extended to Bungo-Mori.
On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai 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.

The original station building was a Japanese style timber building with a tiled roof.
This was rebuilt in 2010 by Kokonoe Town authorities.
The new building was still in traditional Japanese style with white plaster walls and a thatched roof.
In April 2011, local residents opened a cafeteria in the station building which served meals made from local ingredients but this closed in March 2013.
Subsequently, the Kokonoe Town Tourism Association moved its offices to the station building and set up an information centre there in October 2013.
The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) had opened a track between Ōita and Onoya in 1915. The Daito Railway was nationalized on 1 December 1922, after which Japanese Government Railways (JGR) undertook phased westward expansion of the track which, at the time, it had designated as the Daito Line. By 1926, the track had reached Noya. Subsequently, the track was extended further west and Bungo-Nakamura was opened as the new western terminus on 28 October 1928. On 15 December 1929, Bungo-Nakamura became a through-station when the track was again extended to Bungo-Mori. On 15 November 1934, when the Daito Line had linked up with the Kyudai Main Line further west, JGR designated the station as part of the Kyudai 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.
The original station building was a Japanese style timber building with a tiled roof. This was rebuilt in 2010 by Kokonoe Town authorities. The new building was still in traditional Japanese style with white plaster walls and a thatched roof. In April 2011, local residents opened a cafeteria in the station building which served meals made from local ingredients but this closed in March 2013. Subsequently, the Kokonoe Town Tourism Association moved its offices to the station building and set up an information centre there in October 2013.
Bungo-Nakamura Station