Honmutabe Station

Honmutabe Station
本牟田部駅
Honmutabe Station in 2008
Location Japan
Coordinates 33°22′20″N 129°59′48″E / 33.3721°N 129.9966°E / 33.3721; 129.9966Coordinates: 33°22′20″N 129°59′48″E / 33.3721°N 129.9966°E / 33.3721; 129.9966
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Karatsu Line
Distance 30.1 km from Kubota
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1 + 1 passing line
Construction
Structure type At grade
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 February 1960 (1960-02-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 33 daily
Location
Honmutabe Station
Location within Japan

Honmutabe Station (本牟田部駅, Honmutabe-eki) is a railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 30.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kubota.[3]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The track serving the station and a passing line next to it run between the platform and the main road. The platform is accessed either by a level crossing or a footbridge. A bike shed is provided nearby.[3][2]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Karatsu Line
Ōchi Local Yamamoto

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 February 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 12,014 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 33 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "本牟田部" [Honmutabe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 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. p. 15, 81. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 223–4. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 720. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. ↑ "佐賀県統計年鑑（平成28年版）" [Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition]. Saga Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 23 March 2018. See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.


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