Nakama Station (中間駅, Nakama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

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, connected to the station building by a footbridge. 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]

Platforms

1 ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line for Kurate, Nōgata
2 ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line for Kurosaki, Kokura
3 ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line for Orio, Wakamatsu

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 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 1255 boarding passengers, making it the 118th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[6]。

Surrounding area

This station is located adjacent to the Showa-machi Shopping District, which was once the downtown area of Nakama City,

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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. ^ a b "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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 233. 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. 785. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Nakama Station at Wikimedia Commons