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Naka-Taku Station

Coordinates: 33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E / 33.2834°N 130.1123°E / 33.2834; 130.1123
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Naka-Taku Station

中多久駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Naka-Taku Station in 2008
General information
LocationMinamitakumachi Oaza Nagao, Taku-shi, Saga-ken 846-0023
Japan
Coordinates33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E / 33.2834°N 130.1123°E / 33.2834; 130.1123
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JK 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
FY2016360 daily
Rank252nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Higashi-Taku
towards Kubota
Karatsu Line Taku
Location
Naka-Taku Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Naka-Taku Station
Naka-Taku Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Naka-Taku Station is located in Japan
Naka-Taku Station
Naka-Taku Station
Naka-Taku Station (Japan)
Map

Naka-Taku Station (中多久駅, Naka-Taku-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in the city of Taku, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Lines

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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

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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]

History

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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

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 360 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 242nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

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  • 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "中多久" [Naka-Taku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 223–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 720. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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