Kyōikudai-mae Station | |
Native Name: | 教育大前駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Symbol Location: | jp |
Symbol: | jrk |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | 6-chōme-3 Akama, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 811-4146 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.8083°N 130.5904°W |
Operator: | JR Kyushu |
Line: | Kagoshima Main Line |
Distance: | 44.6 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Staffed |
Passengers: | 1625 |
Pass Year: | FY2020 |
Pass Rank: | 88th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kyōikudai-mae Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1] It is the nearest station to the Fukuoka University of Education (Fukuoka Kyoiku Daigaku) hence the station name which means literally "in front of the University of Education".
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 44.6 km from the start of the line at .[2]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The railroad tracks run through a cut-through, and a station building is attached to the road bridge built above it. The station is staffed.[2]
The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1625 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 88th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[3]