Nōgata Station
Nōgata Station in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 226-2 Yamabe, Nōgata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 822-0034 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°44′56″N 130°43′29″E / 33.74889°N 130.72472°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island + 2 bay platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 + numerous passing loops and sidings | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JC19, HC1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 30 August 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 2487 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 57th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nōgata Station (直方駅, Nōgata-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by JR Kyushu and by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Regarding the Heisei Chikuho Railway portion of the station, on April 1, 2009, Fujimoto Kogyo, a railway vehicle parts sales and graphics company headquartered in Kitakyushu, acquired the naming rights, and the station was called Fujimoto Kogyo StudioCanada Nogata Station (藤本興業 studiocanada 直方駅). As of September 2022, the contract has ended and it has returned to Nogata Station.