Namazuta Station
# Namazuta Station

Namazuta Station (鯰田駅, Namazuta-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuhō Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 34.7 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.

## Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. A station building of modern concrete design houses a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. There is a ramp up to the station building entrance from the access road but access to the opposite side platform is by means of a sheltered footbridge. A bike shed and parking lots for cars are provided outside the station.

* A view of the station platforms and tracks.
* The old station building, as seen in 2009.

## Adjacent stations

| ← | | Service | | → |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Chikuhō Main Line |||||
| Kotake | Kotake | Local | Urata | Urata |

## History

The privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway had opened a track from Wakamatsu to Nōgata on 30 August 1891 and by 28 October 1892, this had been extended southwards to Kotake. In the next phase of expansion, the track was further extended, with Iizuka becoming new southern terminus on 3 July 1893. On the same day, Namazuta was opened as an intermediate station on this new stretch of track. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. After 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 Chikuho 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.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 389 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 274th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

