Sasabaru Station

Sasabaru Station
笹原駅
Sasabaru Station in 2016
Location 17, Ijiri 3-chōme, Minami, Fukuoka, Fukuoka
（福岡市南区井尻三丁目17）
Japan
Coordinates 33°33′12″N 130°26′55″E / 33.5533°N 130.4486°E / 33.5533; 130.4486Coordinates: 33°33′12″N 130°26′55″E / 33.5533°N 130.4486°E / 33.5533; 130.4486
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance 83.3 km from Mojikō
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2 tracks
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 9 March 1987 (1987-03-09)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 4,967 daily
Rank 39th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Sasabaru Station
Location within Japan

Sasabaru Station (笹原駅, Sasabaru-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 83.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
Takeshita Local Minami-Fukuoka

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 3 March 1987 as a temporary stop on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. Shortly thereafter, with the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control and upgraded it to a full station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4,967 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 39th 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 15, 66. ISBN 9784062951630.
  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. 679. 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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