Naka-Taku Station
Naka-Taku Station 中多久駅  | |||||||||||
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 Naka-Taku Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Minamitakumachi Oaza Nagao, Taku-shi, Saga-ken 846-0023 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E / 33.2834°N 130.1123°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JK Karatsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.6 km from Kubota | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1964 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 360 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 252nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Naka-Taku Station (中多久駅, Naka-Taku-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in the city of Taku, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 13.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kubota.[3]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. A simple prefabricated station building is unstaffed and houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. A bike shed is located nearby.[2][3]
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A view of the platforms and tracks.
History
[edit]Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 April 1964 as an additional station on the existing track of the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 360 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 242nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Taku City Junior High School
- Naka-Taku Hospital
- Saga Women's College Hishinomi Kindergarten
- Taku City Hall
- Taku City Library
- Taku Post office
- Taku City Chūō Junior High School
- Saga Prefectural Taku High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "中多久" [Naka-Taku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 81. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ 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. 223–4. 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. p. 720. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Naka-Taku Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Naga-Taku Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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