Utsutsugawa Station

Utsutsugawa Station 現川駅
General information
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°47′28″N129°55′35″E / 32.79111°N 129.92639°E / 32.79111; 129.92639
Operated by	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 (1972-10-02)
Passengers
FY2016	617 daily
Rank	218th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location Utsutsugawa Station Location within Japan

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]}

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 114.8 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu. ^[3] Besides local trains on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner service between Sasebo and Nagasaki also stop at the station. ^[4]

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
Hizen-Koga (some) Kikitsu		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]

Environs

• Nagasaki Junshin University and College
• Nagasaki City Takashirodai Elementary School Utsutsugawa Branch
• Nagasaki Bypass

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "現川" [Utsutsugawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. 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. 42, 67. ISBN   9784062951647.
4. "現川駅" [Utsutsugawa]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
5. "長崎本線・現川駅に行ってきました" [I went to Utsutsugawa Station Nagasaki Main Line]. Ameblo.jp. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
6. 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.
7. 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. p. 717. ISBN   4-533-02980-9.
8. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Utsutsugawa Station (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)