Nata Station

Nata Station (奈多駅, Nata-eki) is a railway station on the Kashii Line operated by JR Kyushu in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JD  04 
Nata Station

奈多駅
Nata Station in 2016
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°41′12″N 130°24′45″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kashii Line
Distance7.4 km from Saitozaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusRemotely managed station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1960 (1960-08-01)
Passengers
FY20161,165 daily
Rank148th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
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Nata Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 7.4 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. A station building, of timber construction in the European style, houses a waiting area and automatic ticket vending machines. After the ticket gates, a ramp leads to the platform.[2][3][4]

  • A view of the station platform and track.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kashii Line
JD  03  Gannosu Local JD  05  Wajiro

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 August 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kashii Line. The name used was one which had once belonged to the previous station on the line which had been renamed to Gannosu in 1944. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[5][6]

On 14 March 2015, the station, along with others on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates could receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 148th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 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. 26, 70. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. "奈多駅" [Nata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. "奈多駅に訪問" [Visit to Nata Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Provides photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. 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. p. 220. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. 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. p. 695. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. "香椎線の各駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Stations on the Kashii Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  8. "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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