NK 01 Kaizuka Station | |
Native Name: | 貝塚駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 7-chōme-1-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 812-0053 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.6322°N 130.4256°W |
Distance: | 11.0 km to 12.8 km to |
Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
Code: | H07, NK01 |
Former: | Nishitetsu Tatara (to 1950) Keirinjō-mae (to 1954) |
Passengers: | 16,171 (NNR) 9975 (Fukuoka Subway) |
Pass Year: | FY2022 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kaizuka Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The above-ground portion is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number NK01 and the underground portion is operated by the Fukuoka City Subway.[1]
The above-ground station is the northern terminus of the 11.0 kilometer Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line to . The underground portion is served by the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line and is 4.7 kilometers from and 12.8 kilometers from .[1]
The station consists of two island platforms. The station is staffed.[1] The subway station's symbol mark is a brown conch which because Kaizuka's initials Chinese character means seashell and spiral is suggestive of transportation's junction.
A signal stop was established on this location on 4 February 1935. It was promoted to a full station on 20 April 1950 as . It was renamed on 5 March 1954. Due to the closure of the Fukuoka Velodrome, the name was changed to Kaizuka Station on 1 November 1962. The subway station opened on 1 July 2004.
In fiscal 2022, the NNR portion station was used by 16,171 passengers daily.[2] During the same period, the Fukuoka City Subway portion of the station was used by 9975 passengers daily.[3]
Condominiums are prominent around the station, including the Kaizuka housing complex.