Nishitetsu Nakashima Station

Coordinates: 33°7′21.77″N 130°26′24.03″E / 33.1227139°N 130.4400083°E

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Nishitetsu Nakashima Station

西鉄中島駅

Nakashima Station building

General information

Location

Yamatomachi Nakashima, Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0254
Japan

Coordinates

33°7′21.77″N 130°26′24.03″E / 33.1227139°N 130.4400083°E

Operated by

Nishi-Nippon Railroad

Line(s)

■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line

Distance

63.5 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)

Platforms

1 side platform

Connections

Other information

Status

Unstaffed

Station code

T42

Website

Official website

History

Opened

1 October 1938

Previous names

Nakashima (to 1939)
Kyutetsu Nakashima (to 1942)

Passengers

FY2022

782

Services

Preceding station	Nishitetsu			Following station
Shiotsuka towards Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)		Tenjin Ōmuta Line Local		Enoura towards Ōmuta

Location
Nishitetsu Nakashima Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu Nakashima Station Nishitetsu Nakashima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nishitetsu Nakashima Station (西鉄中島駅, Nakashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T42.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 63.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated side platform with the station underneath. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Daizenji, Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Futsukaichi, Fukuoka, Nishitetsu Yanagawa and Ōmuta

History

The station opened on 1 October 1938 as Nakashima Station (中島駅) on the Kyushu Railway. The station name was changed to Kyutetsu Nakashima Station (九鉄中島駅) on 1 July 1939. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942 and the station was renamed to its present name.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 782 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Nakashima Elementary School
Nakashima Shopping District
Nakashima Post Office
Nakashima Port

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.