Naka-Taku Station (中多久駅, Naka-Taku-eki) is a railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Taku, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Naka-Taku Station 中多久駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E / 33.2834°N 130.1123°E |
Operated by | JR Kyushu |
Line(s) | ■ Karatsu Line |
Distance | 13.6 km from Kubota |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 April 1964 |
Passengers | |
2016 | 465 daily |
Rank | 251st (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
Lines edit
The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 13.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kubota.[3]
Station layout edit
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. A simple prefabricated station building is unstaffed and houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. A bike shed is located nearby.[2][3]
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A view of the platforms and tracks.
Adjacent stations edit
← | Service | → | ||
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Karatsu Line | ||||
Higashi-Taku | Local | Taku |
History edit
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 April 1964 as an additional station on the existing track of the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 251st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area edit
- Taku City Junior High School
- Naka-Taku Hospital
- Saga Women's College Hishinomi Kindergarten
- Taku City Hall
- Taku City Library
- Taku Post office
- Taku City Chūō Junior High School
- Saga Prefectural Taku High School
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "中多久" [Naka-Taku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 81. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 223–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 720. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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 edit
- Naga-Taku Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)