Nōgata Station

This article is about the station in Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture. For the station in Nakano, Tokyo, see Nogata Station.

Nōgata Station (直方駅, Nōgata-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.^[1] It is operated jointly by JR Kyushu and by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway.^[2] Regarding the Heisei Chikuho Railway portion of the station, on April 1, 2009, Fujimoto Kogyo, a railway vehicle parts sales and graphics company headquartered in Kitakyushu, acquired the naming rights, and the station was called Fujimoto Kogyo StudioCanada Nogata Station (藤本興業 studiocanada 直方駅).^[3] As of September 2022, the contract has ended and it has returned to Nogata Station.

JC  19  Nōgata Station 直方駅
Nōgata Station in 2016
General information
Location	226-2 Yamabe, Nōgata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 822-0034 Japan
Coordinates	33°44′56″N 130°43′29″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)	JC Chikuhō Main Line ■ Ita Line
Distance	24.8 km from Wakamatsu (Chikuhō Main Line) 0.0 km (starting point of the Ita Line)
Platforms	2 island + 2 bay platforms
Tracks	6 + numerous passing loops and sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JC19, HC1
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 August 1891 (1891-08-30)
Passengers
FY2020	2487 daily
Rank	57th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Katsuno towards Haruda Chikuhō Main Line Local Shinnyū towards Wakamatsu Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station Terminus Ita Line Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi towards Tagawa-Ita
Location Nōgata Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Nōgata Station Nōgata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line portion of the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 24.8 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu. In addition, the station is the northern terminus and starting point of the Heisei Chikuho Railway Ita Line.^[4]

Station layout

The JR part of the station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Passing loops run between the platform tracks. In addition, numerous sidings branch off the main tracks. To the west of the station, there are more sidings that belong to the JR Kyushu Nōgata train depot. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Heisei Chikuho Railway part of the station comprises two bay platforms serving two tracks.^[4]

Platforms

1, 2	■ JC Chikuhō Main Line	for Keisen, Chōjabaru, Hakata
3, 4	■ JC Chikuhō Main Line	for Orio, Kurosaki, Wakamatsu
1, 2	■ ■ Ita Line	for Kanada, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi

• 
  The former station building, since demolished.
• 
  The entrance to the Heisei Chikuho Railway platforms in Nōgata Station.

History

The station was opened on 30 August 1891 by the privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway as the southern terminus of a stretch of track which it had laid from Wakamatsu. It became a through-station on 28 October 1892 when the track was further extended south to Kotake. On 11 February 1893, a new stretch of track was laid from the station to Kanada. 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 track from Wakamatsu became the Chikuho Main Line while the track to Kanada became the Ita 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. On 1 October 1989, Heisei Chikuho Railway assumed control of the Ita Line.^[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the JR station was used by a daily average of 2487 boarding passengers, making it the 59th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.^[7]。During the same period, the Heisei Chikuho Railway portion of the station was used by 587 passengers.

Surrounding area

• Nogata City Hall

Fukuoka Prefecture Nogata General Government Building/Civil Engineering Office

• Nogata City Coal Memorial Hall (about 15 minutes walk to the south)
• Nogata Tanio Art Museum
• Fukuoka Prefectural Kurate High School
• Fukuoka Prefectural Nogata High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
3. "駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名（愛称）ネーミングライツ！４月１日スタート！」". 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 30 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
4. 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. 37, 73, 81. ISBN 9784062951623.
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. pp. 233, 235. 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. pp. 786, 791. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. "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 Nōgata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nōgata Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)