Chikuzen-Fukae Station Explained


Chikuzen-Fukae Station
Native Name:筑前深江駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:7-chōme-25 Nijōfukae, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1601
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.5151°N 130.1392°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Chikuhi Line
Distance:20.1 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Structure:elevated
Status:Staffed
Passengers:701 daily
Pass Year:FY2020
Pass Rank:181st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Chikuzen-Fukae Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in Nijō-Fukae, in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1] This station is where through-service trains from the Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line (Airport Line) normally terminate.

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 20.1 km from the starting point of the line at .[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with an elevated station building.The station is staffed.[3]

Platforms

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway opened a track between and on 5 December 1923 with Chikuzen-Fukae opening as an intermediate station between the two on 1 April 1924. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. The new station building and station passageway were opened on 26 March 2018.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 701 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 181st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 鹿家. Shikaka. 25 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 11, 77.
  4. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.