Nakama Station

Nakama Station (中間駅, Nakama-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuho Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Nakama Station

中間駅
Nakama Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°49′39″N 130°42′35″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Chikuhō Main Line
Distance14.9 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) limited hours
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 August 1891 (1891-08-30)
Passengers
FY20161,868 daily
Rank99th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Nakama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 14.9 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks. A siding branches off track three.[2] The station building houses a staffed ticket window which is open for two hours in the morning only.[3]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
JR Kyūshū
Chikuhō Main Line
Higashi-Mizumaki Local Chikuzen-Habu

History

On 30 August 1891, the privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway opened a line from Wakamatsu to Nōgata. On the same day, Nakama was opened as an intermediate station along this track. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. After the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuho Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]

On 4 March 2017, Nakama, along with several other stations on the line, became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, the ticket counter opening hours at Nakama were reduced to two hours in the morning between 0630 and 0830 hours. At other times, the station would be unstaffed. Tickets would have to be purchased from automatic ticket vending machines and automatic ticket gates used to enter the platforms. Passengers requiring help would be able to communicate via intercom with staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama itself.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,868 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 99th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 32, 73. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  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. p. 233. 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. 785. 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 25 February 2018.


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