Kōda Station (Nagayo) Explained

Kōda Station
Native Name:高田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:129-2 Kodago, Nagayo-cho, Nishisonogi-gun, Nagasaki-ken 851-2127
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.8194°N 129.8694°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nagasaki Main Line
Distance:16.4 km from (starting point of branch)
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:Embankment
Bicycle:Designated parking area for bikes
Accessible:No - steps lead up to platform
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Passengers:478 daily
Pass Year:FY2020
Pass Rank:219th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kōda Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nagayo, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the old line or the branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 16.4 km from the branch point at . Only local trains run on this branch.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on an embankment. A small station building houses a staffed ticket window and waiting area at the base of the embankment from which a covered flight of steps leads to the platform where a shelter is provided for waiting passengers. The station is equipped with a SUGOCA card reader.[3] [4]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5] [6]

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 1 March 1994 as an additional station on the existing track of the old or Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 219th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 高田. Kōda. 18 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 45, 69.
  4. Web site: 高田. Kōda. 18 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 長崎支店内各駅. Stations within the Nagasaki Branch. 18 March 2018. JRTE website. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214855/http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/nagasaki.html. dead.
  6. Web site: 高田駅. Kōda Station. 18 March 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  7. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.