Chikuzen-Daibu Station | |
Native Name: | 筑前大分駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | 60008-1 Daibu, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0712 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.5903°N 130.6297°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | |
Distance: | 21.9 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 + 2 sidings |
Structure: | Embankment |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Status: | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
Passengers: | 482 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2021 |
Pass Rank: | 224th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Chikuzen-Daibu Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]
The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 21.9 km from the starting point of the line at . The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. Sidings branch off the track in the direction of . The station building is at a higher level than the main road and accessed by a flight of steps. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a covered footbridge. Bike sheds are located at base of the steps leading to the station building.[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 window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4] [5]
The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 25 May 1968 as an intermediate station when it extended the Sasaguri Line east from to . With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
In fiscal 2021, there was a daily average of 482 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 224th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[6] 。