Nata Station

Nata Station (奈多駅, Nata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu^[1]

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Nata Station in 2016
General information
Location	3-chōme-6 Nata, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 811-0204 Japan
Coordinates	33°41′12″N 130°24′45″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JD Kashii Line
Distance	7.4 km from Saitozaki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - ramp to platform
Other information
Status	Remotely managed station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1960 (1960-08-01)
Passengers
FY2020	882 daily
Rank	150th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Gannosu towards Saitozaki Kashii Line Local Wajiro towards Umi
Location Nata Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Nata Station Nata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 7.4 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.^[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. A station building, of timber construction in the European style, houses a waiting area and automatic ticket vending machines. After the ticket gates, a ramp leads to the platform.^[2][3][4]

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  A view of the station platform and track.

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 August 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kashii Line. The name used was one which had once belonged to the previous station on the line which had been renamed to Gannosu in 1944. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[5][6]

On 14 March 2015, the station, along with others on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates could receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 882 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 150th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[8]

Surrounding area

• Fukuoka City Nada Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 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. 26, 70. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. "奈多駅" [Nata]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
4. "奈多駅に訪問" [Visit to Nata Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Provides photographic coverage of station facilities.
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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 220. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. 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. 695. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. "香椎線の各駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Stations on the Kashii Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
8. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Nata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nata (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)