Naka-Taku Station

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]

Naka-Taku Station 中多久駅
Naka-Taku Station in 2008
General information
Location	Minamitakumachi Oaza Nagao, Taku-shi, Saga-ken 846-0023 Japan
Coordinates	33°17′00″N 130°06′44″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JK Karatsu Line
Distance	13.6 km from Kubota
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1964 (1964-04-01)
Passengers
FY2016	360 daily
Rank	252nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Higashi-Taku towards Kubota Karatsu Line Taku towards Nishi-Karatsu
Location Naka-Taku Station Location within Saga Prefecture Show map of Saga Prefecture Naka-Taku Station Naka-Taku Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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]

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  A view of the platforms and tracks.

History

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

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

• 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "中多久" [Naka-Taku Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 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.

External links

Media related to Naka-Taku Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Naga-Taku Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)