Nakatsu Station (Ōita)

Coordinates: 33°35′57″N 131°11′27″E / 33.59917°N 131.19083°E / 33.59917; 131.19083
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Nakatsu Station

中津駅
Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 September 1897 (1897-09-25)
Passengers
FY20163117 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Higashi-Nakatsu
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line Yoshitomi
towards Kokura
Location
Nakatsu Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Nakatsu Station
Nakatsu Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Nakatsu Station is located in Japan
Nakatsu Station
Nakatsu Station
Nakatsu Station (Japan)
Map

Nakatsu Station (中津駅, Nakatsu-eki) is a passenger

JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 51.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two elevated

Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Kokura and Hakata
for Ōita and Miyazaki
2 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Ōita and Miyazaki (express trains)
3 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Kokura and Hakata (express trains)
4 ■ ■ Nippō Main Line for Kokura and Hakata
for Ōita and Miyazaki

History

The station was opened on September 25, 1897 with the opening of the private Hōshū Railway between

Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. The elevated station was completed in 1975. 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.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,117 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding area

  • Nakatsu City Hall
  • Nakatsu Castle
  • Higashikyushu Junior College
  • Higashikyushu Ryukoku High School
  • Oita Prefectural Nakatsu Higashi High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9784062951630
    .
  3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  5. ^ "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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