Chikuzen-Maebaru Station Explained


Chikuzen-Maebaru Station
Native Name:筑前前原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:1-1-15 Maehara Chuo, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1116
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.5573°N 130.1988°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Chikuhi Line
Distance:12.7 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Structure:At grade
Bicycle:Bike shed
Accessible:Yes - elevators to platform level
Status:JR Kyushu ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Maebaru (until 1 October 1937)
Passengers:5364 daily
Pass Year:FY2020
Pass Rank:23rd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Chikuzen-Maebaru Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 12.7 km from the starting point of the line at . Both local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is a modern elevated structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge spanning the platforms and which has entrances north and south of the tracks. On the bridge are a waiting room, a shop and a ticket counter. After the ticket gates on the bridge, escalators descend to the two island platforms.[3] [4] [5] Elevators are provided to platform level.[6]

The ticket counter is staffed JR Kyushu directly and is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[2] [7]

Platforms

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between and on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended east with the station, then named Maebaru opening as the new eastern terminus. On 15 April 1925, Maebaru became a through-station when the line was extended to . When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and renamed it Chikuzen-Maebaru 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 5,364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 23rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Surrounding area

Located in the center of Itoshima City, Japan National Route 202 runs parallel to the Chikuhi Line about 300 meters north of the station. The prefectural road Chikuzen-Maebaru Station Line runs between the north exit and the intersection with National Route 202, and the prefectural road Fukuoka Shima-Maebaru Line extends from there to the north. The area around the north exit is Maebaru Chuo Shopping Street and there are many stores.The area around the south exit is a residential area.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 筑前前原. Chikuzen-Maebaru. 25 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Web site: 筑前前原. Chikuzen-Maebaru. 25 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. 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. 10, 77.
  5. Web site: JR 筑前前原駅. JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. February 2018. 25 March 2018. Itoshima Blue. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326053326/https://itoshima.blue/chikuhi/maebaru. 26 March 2018. dead. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: 筑肥線 . jrkyushu.co.jp.
  7. Web site: 筑前前原駅. Chikuzen-Maebaru Station. 25 March 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  8. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.