Yoshinogari-Kōen Station Explained


Yoshinogari-Kōen Station
Native Name:吉野ヶ里公園駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:251-2 Yoshida, Yoshinogari-cho, Kanzaki-gun, Saga-ken 842-0031
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.3248°N 130.3998°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nagasaki Main Line
Distance:13.1 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3 + 2 sidings
Structure:At grade
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Designated parking area for bikes
Accessible:Yes - platforms served by elevators
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Former:Mitagawa (until 10 Oct 1993)
Passengers:1037 daily
Pass Year:FY2022
Pass Rank:130th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yoshinogari-Kōen Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Yoshinogari, Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 13.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks with two sidings branching off track 1. The station building is a modern design of concrete and is a elevated structure where the passenger facilities such as a waiting area, ticket window and automatic ticket vending machines are located on a bridge which spans the tracks. The bridge also allows the station to have two entrances, one from each side of the tracks. Elevators provide access to the bridge from both entrances and, from the bridge, to the platforms.[2] [3]

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 window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4] [5]

Platforms

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station as on 30 September 1942 on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1943, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger traffic commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. On 10 October 1993, the station was renamed Yoshinogari-Kōen. On 1 March 2000, a new hashigami style station building was opened.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1037 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked130th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. 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. ja. 17, 64.
  3. Web site: 吉野ヶ里公園. Yoshinogari-Kōen. 13 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: 福岡支店内各駅. Stations within the Fukuoka Branch. 13 March 2018. JRTE website.
  5. Web site: 吉野ヶ里公園駅. Yoshinogari-Kōen Station. 13 March 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  6. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.