Nagayo Station Explained

Nagayo Station
Native Name:長与駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:275 Yoshimutago, Nagayo-cho, Nishisonogi-gun, Nagasaki-ken 851-2126
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.8189°N 129.8794°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nagasaki Main Line
Distance:15.4 km from (starting point of branch)
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade (cutting)
Status:Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
Passengers:1,917 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Pass Rank:95h (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nagayo 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 Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 15.4 km from the branch point at . Only local trains run on this branch.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding branching off track 1. The station building isa hashigami structure where the station facilities such as a waiting area, ticket window and ticket gates are placed on a bridge which spans the tracks. After the ticket gates, flights of steps connect to the platforms.[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 Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5] [6]

Platforms

History

The private Kyushu Railway, had opened a track from to by 5 May 1895, and thereafter expanding southwards in phases, as part of the construction of a line to Nagasaki. Separately, a track was laid from (then known as Nagasaki) north to Nagayo, which opened on 22 July 1897 as the terminus. On 27 November 1898, Nagayo became a through-station when a link up was made with the track from Tosu which had expanded south to Ōmura. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki, Ōmura, Nagayo to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between through to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Nagayo became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1917 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked95th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

East Exit (Park Exit)

West Exit (University Exit)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 長与. Nagayo. 17 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: 長与. Nagayo. 17 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 長崎支店内各駅. Stations within the Nagasaki Branch. 16 March 2018. JRTE website.
  6. Web site: 長与駅. Nagayo Station. 17 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.