Sue Station (Fukuoka)

Sue Station
須恵駅
Sue Station in 2016
Location Ueki, Sue, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2112
Japan
Coordinates 33°35′48″N 130°29′54″E / 33.59667°N 130.49833°E / 33.59667; 130.49833Coordinates: 33°35′48″N 130°29′54″E / 33.59667°N 130.49833°E / 33.59667; 130.49833
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) ■ Kashii Line
Distance 21.9 km from Saitozaki
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Remotely managed station
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 January 1904 (1904-01-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 601 daily
Rank 224th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Sue Station
Location within Japan

Sue Station (須恵駅, Sue-eki) is a railway station on the Kashii Line operated by JR Kyushu in Sue Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 21.9 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern structure of glass and steel frames and houses a small waiting area and automatic ticket machines.[2][3]

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Kashii Line
Sakado Local Sue-Chūō

History

The station was opened on 1 January 1904 by the private Hakata Bay Railway as the southern terminus of a stretch of track from Saitozaki. Sue became a through-station on 3 June 1905 when the track was further extended to Shinbaru. On 19 September 1942, the company, now renamed the Hakata Bay Railway and Steamship Company, with a few other companies, merged into the Kyushu Electric Tramway. Three days later, the new conglomerate, which had assumed control of the station, became the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). On 1 May 1944, Nishitetsu's track from Saitozaki to Sue and the later extensions to Shinbaru and Umi were nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and the track which served it was designated the Kashii Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]

On 14 March 2015, the station, along with others on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates could receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 601 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 224th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

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. 30, 71. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ↑ "須恵駅" [Sue]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 220. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. ↑ 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. 696. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. ↑ "香椎線の各駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Stations on the Kashii Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "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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