Iizuka Station | |
Native Name: | 飯塚駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | 1-chōme-1 Komodanishi, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0017 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Chikuhō Main Line |
Distance: | 39.4 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
Tracks: | 3 |
Structure: | At grade |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 757 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2020 |
Pass Rank: | 171th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Iizuka 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.[1]
The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 39.4 km from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[2]
The privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway had opened a track from to on 30 August 1891 and by 28 October 1892, this had been extended southwards to . In the next phase of expansion, the track was further extended, with Iizuka being opened as the new southern terminus on 3 July 1893. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. Iizuka became a through-station on 1 December 1901 when the Kyushu Railway extended the track to Nagao (now . After the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuho Main 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.
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 757 boarding passengers, making it the 171st busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[3]
The station was located near Iizuka City Hall and was the city's representative station, but in 1964, the city hall was moved to near Shin-Iizuka Station, which was in the outskirts of the city. The city's urban center has gradually moved in that direction.