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Honmutabe Station

本牟田部駅
Honmutabe Station; 本牟田部駅
	Honmutabe Station in 2008
General information
Location	Ochicho Mutabe, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-3231; Japan
Coordinates	33°22′20″N 129°59′48″E / 33.3721°N 129.9966°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JK Karatsu Line
Distance	30.1 km from Kubota
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 + 1 passing line
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 February 1960
Passengers
FY2015	33 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Honmutabe Station Location within Saga Prefecture Honmutabe Station Honmutabe Station (Japan)

Honmutabe Station (本牟田部駅, Honmutabe-eki) is a passenger railway station operated by JR Kyushu located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 30.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kubota.^[3]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. The track serving the station and a passing line next to it run between the platform and the main road. The platform is accessed either by a level crossing or a footbridge. A bike shed is provided nearby.^[2]^[3]

History

Honmutabe Station was opened on 1 March 1935, but was closed on 10 August 1941. It was reopened by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 February 1960 as an additional station on the existing track of the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 12,014 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 33 passengers.^[6]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 203

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "本牟田部" [Honmutabe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^ ^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. 15, 81. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ 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. 223–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 720. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "佐賀県統計年鑑（平成28年版）" [Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition]. Saga Prefectural Government website. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018. See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.