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located in the town of Nagayo, Nishisonogi District,

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, Japan. It is operated by

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Lines

The station is served by the old line or the branch of the

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and is located 16.4 km from the branch point at . Only local trains run on this branch.

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a

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on an embankment. A small station building houses a staffed ticket window and waiting area at the base of the embankment from which a covered flight of steps leads to the platform where a shelter is provided for waiting passengers. The station is equipped with a

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card reader. Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility.

Adjacent stations

History

opened the station on 1 March 1994 as an additional station on the existing track of the old or Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 219th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

*Nagayo Town Nagayo Minami Elementary School *Nagasaki Prefectural Hokuyōdai High School - 5 Minutes on foot *Nagasaki Prefectural Road Route 33

References

External links

Kōda Station (JR Kyushu)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koda Station (Nagayo, Nagasaki) Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1994 Nagayo, Nagasaki