Shishibu Station

Shishibu Station
ししぶ駅
Shishibu Station in 2009
Location Koga, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates 33°43′18″N 130°27′30″E / 33.721744°N 130.458297°E / 33.721744; 130.458297Coordinates: 33°43′18″N 130°27′30″E / 33.721744°N 130.458297°E / 33.721744; 130.458297
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance 62.0 km from Mojikō
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 14 March 2009 (2009-03-14)
Location
Shishibu Station
Location within Japan

Shishibu Station (ししぶ駅, Shishibu-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] The name of the station was officially announced by JR Kyushu on September 24, 2008.[2] Until then, the station was provisionally called Shishibu Station but was written in kanji as "鹿部駅".

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 62.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[3]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
Koga Local Shingū-Chūō

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 14 March 2009 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ↑ 平成21年春開業予定の新駅の駅名が決定しました! Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. (JR Kyushu News Release, September 24, 2008)
  3. 1 2 3 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
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