Chikuzen-Yamae Station Explained

Chikuzen-Yamae Station
Native Name:筑前山家駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Yamae, Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka-ken 818-0003
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.4774°N 130.5741°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Distance:61.4 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:24
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Dot Label:Chikuzen-Yamae Station
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 61.4km (38.2miles) from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. Across the track can be seen another, disused side platform as well as the track bed of a second track which has since been removed. A siding branches off the track and ends behind the platform and is used by track maintenance equipment. A small station building built in traditional Japanese style serves as a waiting room. A separate weather shelter is provided on the platform itself.[2] [3]

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Chikuzen-Yamae on 7 December 1929 as an intermediate station when the track of Chikuho Main Line was extended to . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Station numbering was introduced on 28 September 2018 with Chikuzen-Yamae being assigned station number JG04.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 筑前山家駅. Chikuzen-Yamae. 8 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  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. 23, 69.
  4. Web site: 28 September 2018 . 北部九州エリア157駅に「駅ナンバリング」を導入します . “Station numbering” will be introduced at 157 stations in the northern Kyushu area . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928060817/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/news/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2018/09/28/Newsrelease-ekinumbering.pdf . 28 September 2018 . 7 January 2023 . jrkyushu.co.jp . ja.