Kubota Station (Saga)

Kubota Station

久保田駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kubota Station in 2005
General information
LocationKubotacho Oaza Hisadomi, Saga-shi, Saga-ken, 849-0202
Coordinates33°15′20.00″N 130°13′46.18″E / 33.2555556°N 130.2294944°E / 33.2555556; 130.2294944
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Distance
  • 31.4 km from Tosu (Nagasaki Main Line)
  • 0.0 km (starting point of the Karatsu Line)
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 10, 1896 (1896-10-10)
Passengers
FY2022485 daily
Rank217th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ushizu
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line Nabeshima
towards Tosu
Nagasaki Line
Seasonal
 Balloon Saga
towards Tosu
Terminus Karatsu Line Ogi
towards Nishi-Karatsu
Location
Kubota Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Kubota Station
Kubota Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Kubota Station is located in Japan
Kubota Station
Kubota Station
Kubota Station (Japan)
Map

Kubota Station (久保田駅, Kubota-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line, located 31.4 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu and is also the eastern terminus of the 42.5 kilometer Karatsu Line to Nishi-Karatsu.[3]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. A small station building, of simple concrete construction, serves as a waiting room and houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. Two sidings branch off track 1 and are used by track maintenance equipment. There is a stone monument in front of the station which claims that Kubota Station opened on 10 October 1896. A bike shed is located in front of the station.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Isahaya and Nagasaki
■ JK Karatsu Line for Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu
2, 3 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Saga and Tosu
  • A view of the platforms and tracks.
    A view of the platforms and tracks.
  • A view from platform 1. The sidings can be seen on the left.
    A view from platform 1. The sidings can be seen on the left.
  • The old station building, as seen in 1990.
    The old station building, as seen in 1990.

History

The station was opened on 10 October 1896 by the private Kyushu Railway as an additional station on a stretch of track which, by 1895, it had laid from Tosu to Yamaguchi (today Hizen-Yamaguchi) and Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen). On 14 December 1903, another stretch of track which the Kyushu Railway had acquired in 1902 between Miyoken (today Nishi-Karatsu) and Azamibaru (today Taku) was extended south and linked up at Kubota. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the track to Yamaguchi became the Nagasaki Main Line while the track to Nishi-Karatsu became the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 217th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "久保田" [Kubota]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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. 19, 65. 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 713–4, 719. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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