Chikugo-Yoshii Station Explained

Chikugo-Yoshii Station
Native Name:筑後吉井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:199 Yoshiimachi, Ukiha-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-1321
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.3412°N 130.7522°W
Distance: from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + 2 sidings
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Passengers:398 daily
Pass Year:FY2021
Pass Rank:233rd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan Kyushu#Japan
Map Dot Label:Chikugo-Yoshii Station

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

Lines

The station is served by the Kyūdai Main Line and is located 26.4 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of one island platform and side platforms serving three tracks at grade. Two sidings branch off track 1. The station is a modern structure but built in a traditional Japanese style with white plaster namako walls to recall the white plaster traditional houses which are a tourist attraction in former Yoshii town nearby. The station building houses a waiting room and a ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2] [3]

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 counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4] [5]

Platforms

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened on 24 December 1928 as the eastern terminus of a track from during the first phase of the construction of the Kyūdai Main Line. Chikugo-Yoshii became a through-station on 11 July 1931 when the track was extended east to . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 549 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 233ed among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

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. 35, 73.
  3. Web site: 筑後吉井駅. Chikugo-Yoshii. 8 April 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: 福岡支店内各駅. Stations within the Fukuoka Branch. 8 April 2018. JRTE website. 26 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170626205419/http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/fukuoka.html. dead.
  5. Web site: 筑後吉井駅. Chikugo-Yoshii Station Station. 8 April 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  6. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度). Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf. 1 August 2017. 3 March 2018.
  7. Web site: White wall "dozo dzukuri" construction style. 8 April 2018. Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organisation official website.