Chikuzen-Yamate Station | |
Native Name: | 筑前山手駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Sasaguri, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2405 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.6222°N 130.5572°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Sasaguri Line |
Distance: | 5.0 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Elevated |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 57 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Chikuzen-Yamate Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]
The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 13.4 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, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. From the main road, a flight of steps leads to a dias. A tall stairwell then gives access to the platform. An automatic ticket vending machine is located at the base of the stairwell. A toilet building is located next to the dias.[2] [3] [4]
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.
Japan National Route 201 runs parallel to the railroad tracks beneath the station. Located in a mountainous area, there are no large-scale facilities around the station, and the area is deserted, with only a few souvenir shops and inns catering to pilgrims to the Sasaguri Shin-Shikoku 88 Sacred Sites.