Tōgō Station

Tōgō Station
東郷駅
The north entrance of Tōgō Station in 2018
Location Japan
Coordinates 33°47′40″N 130°31′41″E / 33.7944°N 130.5280°E / 33.7944; 130.5280Coordinates: 33°47′40″N 130°31′41″E / 33.7944°N 130.5280°E / 33.7944; 130.5280
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance 50.7 km from Mojikō
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 April 1913 (1913-04-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 5,158 daily
Rank 38th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Tōgō Station
Location within Japan

Tōgō Station (東郷駅, Tōgō-eki) is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu located in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 50.7 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Two sidings branch off the main tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
Akama Local Higashi-Fukuma

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 April 1913 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5,158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 38th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 24, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ↑ 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. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 677. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. ↑ "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. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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