Naka-Handa Station
Nakahanda Station 中判田駅 JR Kyushu | |||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 136.3 km from Kumamoto | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes | ||||||||||
Accessible | No - footbridge to island platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unmanned station Smart support station introduction station. | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1914 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2016 | 950 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 172nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Naka-Handa Station (中判田駅, Naka-Handa-eki) is a passenger
Lines
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 136.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is an old wooden structure and houses a waiting area, a staffed ticket window, a SUGOCA charge machine and a SUGOCA card reader. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]
The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine.
Platforms
1 | ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Bungo-Taketa and Kumamoto |
2 | ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line | for Ōita |
History
In September 2017,
JR Kyushu had planned to convert Naka-Handa (with several other stations in Ōita City) into an unstaffed, remotely-managed "Smart Support Station" by 17 March 2018 but after opposition from users, this was postponed, pending works to improve accessibility.[7]It was then introduced on July 1, 2023.[8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 950 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 172nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Surrounding area
- Tojigawara Battlefield Site
- Oita Prefectural Oita Minami High School
- Oita City Handa Junior High School
- Oita City Handa Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "中判田" [Nakahanda]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951654.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "10 月2日(月)からの日豊本線・豊肥本線の運転計画について(お知らせ)" [Operations plan for Nippo Main Line and Hōhi Main Line (notice)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "大分市内、牧駅除く7駅は無人化先送り JR九州" [With exception of Maki, unstaffing of 7 stations in Ōita City postponed JR Kyushu]. Ōita Gōdō Shimbun. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "大分の駅無人化さらに 7月からJR九州、5駅で遠隔案内". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "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 Naka-Handa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nakahanda (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)