Kōda Station (Nagayo)

Kōda Station (高田駅, Kōda-eki) is the railway station in Nagayo, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]

Kōda Station 高田駅
Kōda Station in 2007
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°49′10″N 129°52′10″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nagasaki Main Line
Distance	16.4 km from Kikitsu (starting point of branch)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bikes
Disabled access	No - steps lead up to platform
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	462 daily
Rank	252nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kōda Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the old line or the Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 16.4 km from the branch point at Kikitsu.[3] Only local trains run on this branch.[4]

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][2]

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]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nagasaki Main Line (old line)
Nagayo		Local	Michinoo

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 2016, the station was used by an average of 462 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 252nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Environs

• Nagayo Town Nagayo Minami Elementary School
• Nagasaki Prefectural Hokuyōdai High School - 5 Minutes on foot
• Nagasaki Prefectural Road Route 33

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "高田" [Kōda]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 45, 69. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "高田" [Kōda]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
5. "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
6. "高田駅" [Kōda Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Kōda Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)