Naokawa Station
{{short description|Railway station in Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Naokawa Station
| native_name = 直川駅
| native_name_lang= ja
| symbol_location= jp
| symbol = jrk
|style=JR Kyushu
| type =
| image = File:Naokawa Station 5.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Naokawa Station in July 2009
| address = Naokawa Oaza Kaminaomi, Saiki-shi, Ōita-ken 879-3102
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|32|53|56|N|131|46|47|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title;inline}}
| line = {{Color|#0095d9|■}} Nippō Main Line
| distance = 213.6 km from {{STN|Kokura|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| status = Unattended
| accessible = No - platform accessed by footbridge
| connections =
| structure =
| parking =
| former = Gonohara (until 1961)
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191723_1601.html}}
| opened = {{Start date|1920|11|20|df=y}}
| closed =
| passengers = 15
| pass_year = FY2015
| pass_rank =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR Kyushu|line= Nippō |left= Shigeoka |right= Naomi}}
| map_type = Japan Oita Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Naokawa Station
|mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 17
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{{nihongo|Naokawa Station|直川駅|Naokawa-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Saiki, Ōita, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|accessdate=23 February 2018}}
Lines
Naokawa Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 213.6 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Kokura|x}}.
Layout
The station, which is not staffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951654|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area|language=Japanese|pages=48, 83}}
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|nidx={{Color|#0095d9|■}} Nippō Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Nobeoka|x}}}}
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3| nidx ={{Color|#0095d9|■}} Nippō Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Saiki|x}}}}
History
The private Kyushu Railway had, by 1909, through acquisition and its own expansion, established a track from {{STN|Kokura|x}} to {{STN|Yanagigaura|x}}. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases, with this station opening on 20 November 1920 with the name {{nihongo|Gonohara|神原|}} as the new southern terminus. On 26 March 1922, Gonohara became a through-station when the track was extended to {{STN|Shigeoka|x}}. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line which served the station had linked up with the Miyazaki Main Line to the south. Through traffic was established from Kokura to {{STN|Miyakonojō|x}}. The entire stretch of track was then renamed the Nippō Main Line. On 20 March 1961, Gonohara was renamed Naokawa. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.{{Teishajo|I|228-9}}{{Teishajo|II|756}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5,613 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 15 passengers.{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.oita.jp/site/toukei/h2811.html|title=平成28年版 大分県統計年鑑 11 運輸および通信|trans-title=Oita Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition Section 11 Transportation and Communications|access-date=8 April 2018|website=Oita Prefectural Government website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035100/http://www.pref.oita.jp/site/toukei/h2811.html|archive-date=December 5, 2019|url-status=live}} See table 128 Transport situation by individual railway stations (JR Kyushu JR Freight).
Surrounding area
- Saiki City Naokawa Promotion Bureau Office (formerly Naokawa Village Hall)
- Naokawa District Community Center
- Saiki City Naokawa Junior High School
- Saiki City Naokawa Elementary School
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191723_1601.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Nippō Main Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1920
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