Ebitsu Station

Ebitsu Station
海老津駅
Ebitsu Station in 2008
Location Japan
Coordinates 33°50′24″N 130°37′27″E / 33.8399°N 130.6241°E / 33.8399; 130.6241Coordinates: 33°50′24″N 130°37′27″E / 33.8399°N 130.6241°E / 33.8399; 130.6241
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance 39.4 km from Mojikō
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks 3 + 1 passing loop + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type Embankment
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 6 February 1910 (1910-02-06)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 3,963
Rank 52nd
Location
Ebitsu Station
Location within Japan

Ebitsu Station (海老津駅, Ebitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Okagaki, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 39.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks. A passing loop designated as track 4 runs beyond track/platform 3 and a siding branches of it.[2]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
Ongagawa Local Kyōikudaimae

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 6 February 1910 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successior of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,963 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 52nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 23, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 676. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. ↑ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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