Buzen-Shōe Station Explained

Buzen-Shōe Station
Native Name:豊前松江駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Shoe, Buzen-shi, Fukuoka-ken 828-0002
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.6225°N 131.095°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nippō Main Line
Distance:41.8 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Unstaffed
Former:Shōe (to 1945)
Pass Year:FY2020
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Buzen-Shōe Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Buzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 41.8 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two parallel side platforms serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[2]

Platforms

History

The station was opened as on September 25, 1897 with the opening of the private Hōshū Railway between and . The Hōshū railway was acquired by the Kyushu Railway on September 3, 1903. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. The station was renamed to its present name on May 1, 1945 to avoid confusion with on the San'in Main Line, which used the same kanji. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 23 February 2018.
  2. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. Japanese. 49, 79.