Nōgata Station
JC 19 Nōgata Station 直方駅  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island + 2 bay platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 + numerous passing loops and sidings | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JC19, HC1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 August 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 2487 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 57th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Nōgata Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture  Nōgata Station Nōgata Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nōgata Station (直方駅, Nōgata-eki) is a junction passenger
third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [2]Regarding the Heisei Chikuho Railway portion of the station, on April 1, 2009, Fujimoto Kogyo, a railway vehicle parts sales and graphics company headquartered in Kitakyushu, acquired the naming rights, and the station was called Fujimoto Kogyo StudioCanada Nogata Station (藤本興業 studiocanada 直方駅).[3]
As of September 2022, the contract has ended and it has returned to Nogata Station.
Lines
The station is served by the
Station layout
The JR part of the station consists of two
Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Heisei Chikuho Railway part of the station comprises two bay platforms serving two tracks.[4]
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line | for Keisen, Chōjabaru, Hakata |
| 3, 4 | ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line | for Orio, Kurosaki, Wakamatsu |
| 1, 2 | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Kanada, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi |
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The former station building, since demolished. -
The entrance to the Heisei Chikuho Railway platforms in Nōgata Station.
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History
The station was opened on 30 August 1891 by the privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway as the southern terminus of a stretch of track which it had laid from
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the track from Wakamatsu became the Chikuho Main Line while the track to Kanada became the Ita Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. On 1 October 1989, Heisei Chikuho Railway assumed control of the Ita Line.[5][6]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the JR station was used by a daily average of 2487 boarding passengers, making it the 59th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[7]。During the same period, the Heisei Chikuho Railway portion of the station was used by 587 passengers.
Surrounding area
- Nogata City Hall
Fukuoka Prefecture Nogata General Government Building/Civil Engineering Office
- Nogata City Coal Memorial Hall (about 15 minutes walk to the south)
- Nogata Tanio Art Museum
- Fukuoka Prefectural Kurate High School
- Fukuoka Prefectural Nogata High School
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名（愛称）ネーミングライツ！４月１日スタート！」". 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951623.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Nōgata Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nōgata Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)