Chihaya Station
JA 03 Chihaya Station 千早駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Higashi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan |
Operated by | Nishi-Nippon Railroad, JR Kyushu |
Line(s) | |
History | |
Opened | 1951 |
Previous names | Nakano |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 11,923 |
Rank | 11th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
Chihaya Station (千早駅, Chihaya-eki) is a railway station where the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and the JR Kagoshima Main Line meet in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The official name of the Nishitetsu station is Nishitetsu Chihaya Station (西鉄千早駅, Nishitetsu-Chihaya-eki).[1]
Adjacent Stations
← | Service | → | ||
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Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | ||||
Najima | - | Kashii-Miyamae |
Lines
- Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)
- Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu)
Station layout
JR Chihaya Station
The station is above ground level with 2 platforms and 4 tracks.
- Tracks
1 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Kashii・Akama・Orio・Kokura |
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2 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Kashii・Akama・Orio・Kokura (Sidetrack) |
3 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Hakata・Futsukaichi・Kurume |
4 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Hakata・Futsukaichi・Kurume (sidetrack) |
Nishitetsu Chihaya Station
The station is above ground level with an island platform and two tracks.
- Tracks
1 | ■Kaizuka Line | to Nishitetsu Shingū |
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2 | ■Kaizuka Line | to Kaizuka |
History
There had been a Nishitetsu station named Nakano Station (名香野駅, Nakano-eki) since 1951. In the course of the redevelopment of a former railway yard in the area, the station was relocated and upgraded to a joint station for Nishitetsu and JR.[2] The JR station was opened in 2003 and the Nishitetsu station was renamed and rebuilt in 2004. The original location of Nakano Station is a few blocks away from the present station.
- June 15, 1951 - Nishitetsu opens Nakano Station.[3]
- July 7, 2003 - JR Kyushu opens Chihaya station.[4]
- August 2, 2004 - Nishitetsu relocates Nakano Station and renames it Nishitetsu Chihaya Station. (Originally scheduled for August 1, but postponed because of an approaching typhoon.)[1][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 11,923 passengers daily, and it ranked 11th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Nishitetsu News Release" (in Japanese). June 29, 2004.
- ^ "Project overview". Urban Renaissance Agency (in Japanese).
- ^ "千早駅". Japanese Wikipedia. May 15, 2008. (article version as of 15:07 UTC) although it does not cite any source for this date.
- ^ "Timeline of JR Kyushu" (in Japanese).
- ^ "JTB Timetable "Supanavi"" (in Japanese). 2004. Archived from the original on September 25, 2005.
- ^ "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. July 31, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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