Buzen-Nagasu Station

Buzen-Nagasu Station (豊前長洲駅, Buzen-Nagasu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Usa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Buzen-Nagasu Station 豊前長洲駅
Buzen-Nagasu Station in 2007
General information
Location	928 Oguro, Nagasu, Usa-shi, Ōita-ken 872-0001 Japan
Coordinates	33°33′54″N 131°22′58″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	71.0 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	No - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 April 1911 (1911-04-22)
Passengers
FY2015	82 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Usa towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Yanagigaura towards Kokura
Location Buzen-Nagasu Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Buzen-Nagasu Station Buzen-Nagasu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 71.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is an old wooden structure of Japanese design and serves only to house a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Beppu and Ōita
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nakatsu and Kokura

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 22 April 1911 as an additional station on its then Hōshū Main Line. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 29,787 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 82 passengers.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Usa City Nagasu Junior High School
• Usa City Nagasu Elementary School
• Usa City Hall Nagasu Branch (former Nagasu Town Hall)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "豊前長洲" [Buzen-Nagasu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
3. 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 80. ISBN 9784062951630.
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. 228–9. 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. pp. 751–2. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信" [Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications]. Oita Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).

External links

Media related to Buzen-Nagasu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)