Utsutsugawa Station
Utsutsugawa Station (現川駅, Utsutsugawa-eki) is a railway station in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
Utsutsugawa Station 現川駅 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°47′28″N 129°55′35″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line |
| Distance | 114.8 km from Tosu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 + 1 through-track |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes |
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 October 1972 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 617 daily |
| Rank | 218th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Utsutsugawa Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 114.8 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3] Besides local trains on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner service between Sasebo and Nagasaki also stop at the station.[4]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A third through-track runs in between the two. There is no station building. A small shed, integrated with the shelter for platform 1 used to house a ticket window but, as the station is now unstaffed, it has been converted into a compartment for an automatic ticket vending machine. A SUGOCA card reader is also provided at the station entrance. Although it is possible to access platform 1 from the access road without any steps, access to platform 2 requires the use of a footbridge.[3][2][5]
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Hizen-Koga | Local | Urakami | ||
| JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
|
Seaside Liner (some trains) | Urakami | ||
History
On 2 October 1972, Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened a new, shorter, inland route for the Nagasaki Main Line between Kikitsu and Urakami, thus bypassing the longer coastal route via Nagayo. Hizen-Koga was opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations along this new route. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 617 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 218th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Environs
- Nagasaki Junshin University and College
- Nagasaki City Takashirodai Elementary School Utsutsugawa Branch
- Nagasaki Bypass
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "現川" [Utsutsugawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 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. 42, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- "現川駅" [Utsutsugawa]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "長崎本線・現川駅に行ってきました" [I went to Utsutsugawa Station Nagasaki Main Line]. Ameblo.jp. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- 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. 222–3. 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. 717. 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
- Utsutsugawa Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)