Naka-Taku Station
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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![]() Naka-Taku Station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
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 | |
![]() ![]() Naka-Taku Station Location within Japan |
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]
- A view of the platforms and tracks.
Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
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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
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "中多久" [Naka-Taku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- 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.
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