Nōgata Station

Nōgata Station (直方駅, Nōgata-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuhō Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station also hosts the northern terminus of the Heisei Chikuho Railway Ita Line.[1]

Nōgata Station

直方駅
Nōgata Station in 2016
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°44′56″N 130°43′29″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)
Distance
  • 24.8 km from Wakamatsu (Chikuhō Main Line)
  • 0.0 km (starting point of the Ita Line)
Platforms2 island + 2 platforms
Tracks6 + numerous passing loops and sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 August 1891 (1891-08-30)
Passengers
FY20163,322 daily
Rank57th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Nōgata Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 24.8 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu. In addition, the station is the northern terminus and starting point of the Heisei Chikuho Railway Ita line.[2]

Station layout

The JR part of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Passing loops run between the platform tracks. In addition, numerous sidings branch off the main tracks. To the west of the station, there are more sidings which belong to the JR Kyushu Nōgata train depot. The Heisei Chikuho Railway part of the station comprises two bay platforms serving two tracks.[2]

  • The former station building, since demolished.
  • The entrance to the Heisei Chikuho Railway platforms in Nōgata Station.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
JR Kyūshū
Chikuhō Main Line
Shinnyū Local Katsuno
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Ita Line
Terminus - Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi

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 Wakamatsu. It became a through-station on 28 October 1892 when the track was further extended south to Kotake. On 11 February 1893, a new stretch of track was laid from the station to Kanada. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. After the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, 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.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 57th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 37, 73, 81. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 233, 235. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 786, 791. ISBN 4533029809.
  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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