Kadomatsu Station

Kadomatsu Station
門松駅
Kadomatsu Station in 2016
Location Kasuya, Kasuya, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates 33°37′13″N 130°29′48″E / 33.6203°N 130.4966°E / 33.6203; 130.4966Coordinates: 33°37′13″N 130°29′48″E / 33.6203°N 130.4966°E / 33.6203; 130.4966
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Sasaguri Line
Distance 7.7 km from Yoshizuka
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Other information
Status Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website Official website
History
Opened 9 March 1989 (1989-03-09)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 1,374 daily
Rank 128th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kadomatsu Station
Location within Japan

Kadomatsu Station (門松駅, Kadomatsu-eki) is a train station on the Sasaguri Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kasuya Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 7.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building houses a waiting area and s staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a covered footbridge. A bike shed is provided outside the station.[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 without a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Chōjabaru Local Sasaguri

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 9 March 1987 as an additional temporary stop on the existing Sasaguri Line track. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station and upgraded it to a full station.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,374 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 128th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 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. 42, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ↑ "門松" [Kadomatsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "門松駅" [Kadomatsu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ↑ 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. 221. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ↑ 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. 697. ISBN 4533029809.
  8. ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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