Nodagou Station Explained

Nodagou Station
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nodacho Shimomyo, Izumi-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-0502
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.0632°N 130.2674°W
Operator:Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line: Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Code:OR19
Original:Japanese Government Railways
Passengers:377
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kagoshima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nodagou Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the It is operated by third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.[1] [2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 75.3 km from the starting point of the line at .[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms and two tracks, and is a simple consignment station with a ticket window and a waiting room in a reinforced concrete station building of the former JNR standard type built in 1959. The station is currently unattended.

Platforms

History

Nodagou Station was opened on 25 March 1923 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Sendai Line, which was incorporated into the Kagoshima Main Line on 17 October 1927. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 377 people. [3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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. 22, 67.
  2. Web site: 野田郷駅. Nodagou Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_7.html National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data)