Kaku Station
Kaku Station 賀来駅 JR Kyushu | |||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 133.9 km from Kurume | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Opened | 30 October 1915 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2016 | 565 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 230th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Kaku Station (賀来駅, Kaku-eki) is a passenger
Lines
The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 133.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. Another shelter at the station entrance houses an automatic ticket vending machine.[2][3]
History
The private Daito Railway (大湯鉄道) opened a track from
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.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 565 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 230th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
- Kaku Park
- Kaku Shrine
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "賀来" [Kaku]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951630.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Kaku Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kaku (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)