Kyūshūkōdaimae Station

Kyūshūkōdaimae Station (九州工大前駅, Kyūshūkōdaimae-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operates by JR Kyushu in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. Its name means, literally, "In front of Kyushu Institute of Technology".[1]

JA  26  Kyūshūkōdaimae Station

九州工大前駅
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°54′02″N 130°50′25″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance15.3 km from Mojikō
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1970 (1970-07-01)
Previous namesShin-Nakabaru (until 1 November 1990)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)4,473
Rank46th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JA  26  Kyūshūkōdaimae Station
Location within Japan

History

The station was opened with the name Shin-Nakabaru Station (新中原駅, Shin-Nakabaru-eki) by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 November 1970 as an added station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. On 1 November 1990, the station name was changed to Kyūshūkōdaimae.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 4,473 passengers daily, and it ranked 46th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 675. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. "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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