Shimoyamato Station | |
| Native Name: | 下山門駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | 4-chōme-2 Shimoyamato, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-0052 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.582°N 130.308°W |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Accessible: | Yes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevators |
| Code: | JK02 |
| Status: | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) |
| Passengers: | 2388 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2020 |
| Pass Rank: | 62nd (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Shimoyamato Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 1.6 km from the starting point of the line at . Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[2]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure and houses a small waiting area, a shop and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3] [4]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5] [6]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 July 1986 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2388 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 62nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]