Fukkōdaimae Station

Fukkōdaimae Station (福工大前駅, Fukkōdaimae-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JA  06  Fukkōdaimae Station

福工大前駅
Fukkōdaimae Station in 2010
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°41′56″N 130°26′27″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance65.1 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1915 (1915-06-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)11,468
Rank12th
Location
JA  06  Fukkōdaimae Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 65.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

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

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  07  Shingū-Chūō Local JA  05  Kyusandaimae

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Shingū Signal Box (新官(信号所), Shingū shingosho) on 1 June 1915. On 1 October 1920 it was upgraded to a passenger station and its name was changed to Chikuzen Shingũ Station (筑前新官駅) and its location was shifted 100 metres further to the south on the 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.[3][4] The station was renamed Fukkōdaimae on 15 March 2008. The name means, literally, "in front of the Fukuoka Institute of Technology".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 11,468 passengers daily, and it ranked 12th 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. 25, 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. pp. 677–8. 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 (Heisei 28)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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