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 Buzen-Nagasu Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 928 Oguro, Nagasu, Usa-shi, Ōita-ken 872-0001 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′54″N 131°22′58″E / 33.56500°N 131.38278°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 71.0 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platform accessed by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 April 1911 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 82 daily | ||||||||||
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Buzen-Nagasu Station (豊前長洲駅, Buzen-Nagasu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 71.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is an old wooden structure of Japanese design and serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Beppu and Ōita |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nakatsu and Kokura |
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 22 April 1911 as an additional station on its then Hōshū Main Line. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō 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.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 29,787 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 82 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
- Usa City Nagasu Junior High School
- Usa City Nagasu Elementary School
- Usa City Hall Nagasu Branch (former Nagasu Town Hall)
See also
References
- ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- 1 2 "豊前長洲" [Buzen-Nagasu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- 1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 80. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 751–2. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ "平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
External links
Media related to Buzen-Nagasu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)