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 921 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 174th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Kawatana Station (JR Kyushu) Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Ōmura Line