Wataze Station

JB  24  Wataze Station

渡瀬駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Wataze Station in 2018
General information
LocationTakatamachi Nose, Miyama-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0215
Japan
Coordinates33°5′59.6″N 130°27′35.2″E / 33.099889°N 130.459778°E / 33.099889; 130.459778
Operated by JR Kyushu
LineJB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance139.1 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku ticket window
Station codeJB24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 June 1891 (1891-06-07)
Passengers
FY2018512 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Yoshino
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line Minami-Setaka
towards Mojikō
Location
Wataze Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Wataze Station
Wataze Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Wataze Station is located in Japan
Wataze Station
Wataze Station
Wataze Station (Japan)
Map

Wataze Station (渡瀬駅, Wataze-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyama, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 139.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are not opposed. Platform 2 was formerly an island platform but the centre track between it and platform 1 has been removed. The station building is a modern concrete building but has been built in traditional Japanese style with a double tiled roof. It houses a waiting room, a ticket window, an automatic ticket vending machine, a Sugoca charge machine and card reader. There is an accessibility ramp to the station building, but a footbridge is needed to access platform 2.[2][3][4]

The ticket window is staffed by a kan'i itaku agent and is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5]

Platforms

1 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume, Tosu and Hakata
2 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Ōmuta, Kumamoto and Yatsushiro
  • A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the platform to the right was once an island but one of its tracks has been removed.
    A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the platform to the right was once an island but one of its tracks has been removed.
  • The old station building. This picture was taken in 2004.
    The old station building. This picture was taken in 2004.

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by February 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Kurume. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south with Takase (now Tamana opening as the new southern terminus on 1 April 1891. Wataze was opened a few months later, on 7 June 1891, as an additional station between Kurume and Takase. 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 Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[6][7]

Surrounding area

  • Miyama City Hall Takada Branch
  • Miyama City Futagawa Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "渡瀬" [Wataze]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 13, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "渡瀬駅に訪問" [Visit to Wataze Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "渡瀬駅" [Wataze Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  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. p. 218. 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. 682. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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