Nakatsu Station

中津駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Nakatsu Station in February 2009
General information
Location219-2 Shimada, Nakatsu-shi, Ōita-ken 871-0034
Japan
Coordinates33°35′57″N 131°11′27″E / 33.59917°N 131.19083°E / 33.59917; 131.19083
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance51.8 km from Kokura
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 September 1897 (1897-09-25)
Passengers
FY20163117 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Higashi-Nakatsu
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Yoshitomi
towards Kokura
Location
Nakatsu Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Nakatsu Station
Nakatsu Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Nakatsu Station is located in Japan
Nakatsu Station
Nakatsu Station
Nakatsu Station (Japan)

Nakatsu Station (中津駅, Nakatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 51.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Kokura and Hakata
for Ōita and Miyazaki
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Ōita and Miyazaki (express trains)
3 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Kokura and Hakata (express trains)
4 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Kokura and Hakata
for Ōita and Miyazaki

History

The station was opened on September 25, 1897 with the opening of the private Hōshū Railway between Yukuhashi and Yanagigaura. The Hōshū railway was acquired by the Kyushu Railway on September 3, 1903. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. The elevated station was completed in 1975. 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.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,117 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding area

  • Nakatsu City Hall
  • Nakatsu Castle
  • Higashikyushu Junior College
  • Higashikyushu Ryukoku High School
  • Oita Prefectural Nakatsu Higashi High School

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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. 44, 80. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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. p. 752. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ↑ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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