Kōhoku Station (江北駅, kōhoku-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kōhoku, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is a junction between the Nagasaki Main Line and the Sasebo Line.[1][2]
Kōhoku Station 江北駅  | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kōhoku Station in September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Yamaguchi, Kōhoku-chō, Kishima-gun, Saga-ken 849-0501 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°13′8.6″N 130°9′40.4″E / 33.219056°N 130.161222°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 + several passing loops and sidings | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - elevators to platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 May 1895 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Yamaguchi (to 1 March 1913) Hizen-Yamaguchi (to 23 September 2022) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1,163 daily | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 145th (among JR Kyushu stations) | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 39.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu. In addition the station is also the eastern terminus of the 48.8 kilometer Sasebo Line.[3]
Besides the local services on both lines, the following JR Kyushu limited express services also stop at the station:[4]
- Kamome - from Hakata to Nagasaki
- Midori - from Hakata to Sasebo
- Huis ten Bosch - from Hakata to Huis ten Bosch
Station layout
editThe station consists of a side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks at grade. There is a passing loop between platforms 1 and 2 and several more passing loops/sidings south of the station beyond platform 5. The station is a elevated structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge which spans the platforms and which has entrances to the south and north of the tracks. Located on the bridge are a waiting room, a staffed ticket window and the ticket gates. Elevators give access to the bridge from both the south and north station entrances. After the ticket gates, elevators lead down to the various platforms.[3][2][4]
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The north entrance of the station. -
View of the platforms and tracks looking east. Note the passing loop (centre). Platforms 4 and 5 and the sidings south of them can be seen to the extreme right.
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Platforms
edit| 1 | ■Nagasaki Main Line | To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya / To Saga・Tosu |
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| ■Sasebo Line | To Takeo Onsen・Haiki | |
| 2 | ■Limited Express: Kamome, Midori, Huis ten Bosch | To Saga・Hakata |
| ■Nagasaki Main Line | To Saga・Tosu | |
| 3 | ■Limited Express: Kamome | To: Isahaya ・Nagasaki |
| ■Limited Express: Midori, Huis ten Bosch | To Sasebo・Huis ten Bosch | |
| ■Nagasaki Main Line | To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya / To Saga・Tosu | |
| ■Sasebo Line | To Takeo Onsen・Haiki | |
| 4 | ■Nagasaki Main Line | To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya |
| ■Sasebo Line | To Takeo Onsen・Haiki | |
| 5 | ■Nagasaki Main Line | To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya / To Saga・Tosu |
| ■Sasebo Line | To Takeo Onsen・Haiki |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Ushizu | Local | Hizen-Shiroishi | ||
| Sasebo Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Ōmachi | ||
| JR Kyushu Limited Express | ||||
| Saga | Kamome | Hizen-Kashima | ||
| Saga | Huis Ten Bosch | Takeo-Onsen | ||
| Saga | Midori | Takeo-Onsen | ||
History
editThe private Kyushu Railway had opened a track from Tosu to Saga on 20 August 1891. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended westwards with Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen) opening as the new western terminus on 5 May 1895. Hizen-Yamaguchi (then known as Yamaguchi) was opened on the same day as an intermediate station along the new stretch of track. 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 station became part of the Nagasaki Main Line, which at that time, ran through Takeo and Haiki to Nagasaki. On 1 March 1913, the station was renamed Hizen-Yamaguchi. On 1 December 1934, the stretch of track from Hizen-Yamaguchi through Takeo, Haiki to Sasebo was designated the Sasebo Line and Hizen-Yamaguchi replaced Haiki as the starting point. A new track branching from Hizen-Yamaguchi through Hizen-Ōura to Nagasaki built from 1930 to 1934 was designated the Nagasaki Main 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.[5][6] On 23 September 2022, the station was renamed Kōhoku.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1163 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 145th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Surroundings
editNorth
edit- Kōhoku City Hall
- Yamaguchi Post Office
- Substitute Kannon
- Tōshō-ji
South
edit- Kōhoku Jusco
- Kōhoku Kindergarten
- Kōhoku Elementary School
- Kōhoku Junior High School
- Japan National Route 34
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "肥前山口" [Hizen-Yamaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ 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. 21, 65, 70. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ a b "肥前山口" [Hizen-Yamaguchi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ 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. 216, 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 714, 727. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2019年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Kōhoku Station (Saga) at Wikimedia Commons
- Hizen-Yamaguchi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)