Ebitsu Station

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

JA  16  Ebitsu Station

海老津駅
Ebitsu Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°50′24″N 130°37′27″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance39.4 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 passing loop + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 February 1910 (1910-02-06)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)3,963
Rank52nd
Location
JA  16  Ebitsu Station
Location within Japan

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
JA  17  Ongagawa Local JA  15  Kyōikudaimae

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways on 6 February 1910 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of the successor Japanese National Railways, 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. 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. pp. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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