Utsutsugawa Station
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Utsutsugawa Station 現川駅 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′28″N 129°55′35″E / 32.79111°N 129.92639°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 114.8 km from Tosu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 through-track | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes | ||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 October 1972 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 617 daily | ||||
| Rank | 218th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Utsutsugawa Station (現川駅, Utsutsugawa-eki) is a railway station in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A third through-track runs in between the two. There is no station building. A small shed, integrated with the shelter for platform 1 used to house a ticket window but, as the station is now unstaffed, it has been converted into a compartment for an automatic ticket vending machine. A SUGOCA card reader is also provided at the station entrance. Although it is possible to access platform 1 from the access road without any steps, access to platform 2 requires the use of a footbridge.[3][2][5]
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Hizen-Koga | Local | Urakami | ||
| JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
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Seaside Liner (some trains) | Urakami | ||
History
On 2 October 1972, Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened a new, shorter, inland route for the Nagasaki Main Line between Kikitsu and Urakami, thus bypassing the longer coastal route via Nagayo. Utsutsugawa was opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations along this new route. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 617 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 218th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
