Onizuka Station Explained

Onizuka Station
Native Name:鬼塚駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:1 Yabutaonizuka, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 847-0005
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.42°N 129.9869°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Distance:36.6 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Bicycle:Bike shed
Accessible:No - level crossing has steps to platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:100 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Onizuka Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station operated by JR Kyushu located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 36.6 km from the starting point of the line at . The local services of the Chikuhi Line also use the Karatsu Line tracks in the sector between and and also stop at this station.

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at the platform end. A bike shed is provided near the station entrance.[2] [3]

Platforms

History

The station was opened by the Karatsu Kogyo Railway on 13 June 1899 as an additional station on a stretch of track which it had laid in 1898 from Miyoken (now) to . On 23 February 1902, the company, now renamed the Karatsu Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the line which served the station was designated the Karatsu Line. 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 2015, there were a total of 36,601 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 100 passengers.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 鬼塚. Onizuka. 10 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  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. ja. 13, 81.
  4. Web site: 佐賀県統計年鑑(平成28年版). Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition. 23 March 2018. Saga Prefectural Government website. 15 December 2017 . See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.