Naokawa Station

Naokawa Station (直川駅, Naokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saiki, Ōita, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

Naokawa Station 直川駅
Naokawa Station in July 2009
General information
Location	Naokawa Oaza Kaminaomi, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 879-3102 Japan
Coordinates	32°53′56″N 131°46′47″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	213.6 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	No - platform accessed by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unattended
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1920 (1920-11-20)
Previous names	Gonohara (until 1961)
Passengers
FY2015	15
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Shigeoka towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Naomi towards Kokura
Location Naokawa Station Location within Oita Prefecture Show map of Oita Prefecture Naokawa Station Naokawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Naokawa Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 213.6 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[2]

Layout

The station, which is not staffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Nobeoka
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Saiki

History

The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from Kokura to Yanagigaura. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases, with this station opening on 20 November 1920 with the name Gonohara (神原) as the new southern terminus. On 26 March 1922, Gonohara became a through-station when the track was extended to Shigeoka. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line which served the station had linked up with the Miyazaki Main Line to the south. Through traffic was established from Kokura to Miyakonojō. The entire stretch of track was then renamed the Nippō Main Line. On 20 March 1961, Gonohara was renamed Naokawa. 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.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5,613 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 15 passengers.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Saiki City Naokawa Promotion Bureau Office (formerly Naokawa Village Hall)
• Naokawa District Community Center
• Saiki City Naokawa Junior High School
• Saiki City Naokawa Elementary 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 48, 83. ISBN 9784062951654.
3. 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.
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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 756. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2018. See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).

External links

Media related to Naokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)