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Urata Station

Coordinates: 33°39′23″N 130°41′58″E / 33.65639°N 130.69944°E / 33.65639; 130.69944
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JC  15  Urata Station

浦田駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Urata Station in 2009
General information
Location2415-2 Namazuta, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0001
Japan
Coordinates33°39′23″N 130°41′58″E / 33.65639°N 130.69944°E / 33.65639; 130.69944
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JC Chikuhō Main Line
Distance36.2 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by level crossing with steps
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 March 1989 (1989-03-11)
Passengers
FY2016288 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shin-Iizuka
towards Haruda
Chikuhō Main Line
Local
Namazuta
towards Wakamatsu
Location
Urata Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Urata Station
Urata Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Urata Station is located in Japan
Urata Station
Urata Station
Urata Station (Japan)
Map

Urata Station (浦田駅, Urata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

Lines

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The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 36.2 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A station building in a traditional log house design houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the opposite platform from the station building is by means of a level crossing which has steps at both ends. On the other side of the tracks from the station building is a separate entrance to the station. This is a flight of steps up a hill slope from the main road and leads directly to platform 2.[3][2]

Platforms

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1  JC Chikuhō Main Line for Shin-Iizuka and Hakata
2  JC Chikuhō Main Line for Nōgata and Orio

History

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The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 11 March 1989 as an additional station on the existing Chikuhō Main Line track.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was above 100 and below 323. The station did not rank among the top 300 busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

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The Iizuka Auto Race Course is about a 15-minute walk from the station.

  • Iizuka Citizens Sports Park

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 38, 74. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "浦田" [Urata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 233–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. 787. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "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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