Tōgō Station

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]

JA  13  Tōgō Station

東郷駅
The north entrance of Tōgō Station in 2018
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°47′40″N 130°31′41″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance50.7 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1913 (1913-04-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)5,158 daily
Rank38th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JA  13  Tōgō Station
Location within Japan

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
JA  14  Akama Local JA  12  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. 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. pp. 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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