Shikaka Station Explained


Shikaka Station
Native Name:鹿家駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Nijoshikaka, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1642
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.4844°N 130.0475°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Chikuhi Line
Distance:30.2 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms accessed by footbridge
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:78 daily
Pass Year:FY2012
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shikaka Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 30.2 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an unnumbered island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The station building is a modern structure of steel and plate glass and is unstaffed, serving only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.The station is unattended.[3] [4] [5]

Platforms

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway opened a track between and on 5 December 1923 with Shikaka opening on the same day as an intermediate station between the two. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi 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 2012, work began on a new station building to replace the old one which had been built in 1938. The old station building was demolished thereafter.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, there were a daily average of 78 passengers (boarding only) using the station.[7]

Surrounding area

The station is located on the western outskirts of the former Nijo-cho, and there are few private houses in the area, but there is a small fishing port and an inn. It is about 100 meters up a narrow slope from Japan National Route 202, which runs parallel to the Chikuhi Line.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 鹿家. Shikaka. 25 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 11, 77.
  4. Web site: 鹿家. Shikaka. 25 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: JR 鹿家駅. JR Shikaka Station. January 2018. 25 March 2018. Itoshima Blue. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: 鹿家駅で待合室の新築工事が始まる. Construction begins on new waiting room for Shikaka Station. 21 February 2012. 25 March 2018. railf.jp.
  7. Web site: 平成28年版糸島市統計白書. Itoshima City 2016 Statistical White Paper. 25 March 2018. Itoshima City Official website. See table at Part 2 Number 9 Transportation and Communications.