Kawatana Station
Kawatana Station 川棚駅 | |||||
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JR Kyushu | |||||
Line(s) | ■ Ōmura Line | ||||
Distance | 13.6 km from Haiki | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by level crossing and ramps | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 20 January 1898 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2016 | 921 daily | ||||
Rank | 174th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Kawatana Station (川棚駅, Kawatana-eki) is the major
Lines
The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 13.6 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Besides the local services on the line, the Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station.[4]
Station layout
The station consists of two platforms serving two tracks. The platforms and tracks are not opposed. Platform/track 2 is actually on the far side of what was once an island platform with the centre line removed. A siding runs beside track 2. The station building is a steel frame structure of modern design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A ramp leads up to the station building from the forecourt. Access to the opposite site platform is by means of a level crossing with ramps at both ends. A footbridge allows pedestrians to cross from one side of the tracks to the other. Parking for cars is available both at the station forecourt and on the other side of the tracks.[3][2][5]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6][7]
Platforms
1 | ■Ōmura Line | To |
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2 | ■Ōmura Line | To Huis Ten Bosch
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Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
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Ōmura Line | ||||
Ogushigō | Local | Sonogi | ||
JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
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Seaside Liner | Sonogi |
Environs
- National Route 205
- Saihi bus Kawatana Bus Station
- Kawatana post office
- Kawatana police office
- Kawatana River
- New-Crein hotel
- Kawatana public office
- Nagasaki Kawatana Medical Center
History
The private
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 921 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 174th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "川棚" [Kawatana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "川棚" [Kawatana]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "大村線・川棚駅に行ってきました" [I went to Kawatana Station Ōmura Line]. Ameblo.jp. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "川棚駅" [Kawatana Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 20 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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
- Kawatana Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)