Naka-Taku Station

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Naka-Taku Station

中多久駅
JRKyushu Nakataku Station01.jpg
Naka-Taku Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E / 33.2834°N 130.1123°E / 33.2834; 130.1123Coordinates: 33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E / 33.2834°N 130.1123°E / 33.2834; 130.1123
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s) Karatsu Line
Distance13.6 km from Kubota
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1964 (1964-04-01)
Passengers
2016465 daily
Rank251st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Naka-Taku Station is located in Japan
Naka-Taku Station
Naka-Taku Station
Location within Japan

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]

Lines[]

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[]

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]

Adjacent stations[]

Service
Karatsu Line
Higashi-Taku Local Taku

History[]

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[]

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[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "中多久" [Naka-Taku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 223–4. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 720. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. ^ "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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