Chikuzen-Maebaru Station
Chikuzen-Maebaru Station (筑前前原駅, Chikuzen-Maebaru-eki) is a railway station in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line.[1][2]
Chikuzen-Maebaru Station 筑前前原駅 | |
|---|---|
 The north entrance of the station in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Itoshima, Fukuoka Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°33′26″N 130°11′56″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Chikuhi Line |
| Distance | 12.7 km from Meinohama |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | Yes - elevators to platform level |
| Other information | |
| Status | JR Kyushu ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1924 |
| Previous names | Maebaru (until 1 October 1937) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 7,353 daily |
| Rank | 24th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Chikuzen-Maebaru Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 12.7 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Both local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is a modern hashigami structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge spanning the platforms and which has entrances north and south of the tracks. On the bridge are a waiting room, a shop and a ticket counter. After the ticket gates on the bridge, escalators descend to the two island platforms.[2][3][5] Elevators are provided to platform level.[6]
The ticket counter is staffed JR Kyushu directly and is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][7]
A more distant view of the north entrance, showing the escalators descending to the island platforms.
The south entrance of the station.
A view of the platforms. Note the station on the bridge above.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport) |
| 2 | ■ Chikuhi Line | for Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō |
| 3 | ■ Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
| 4 | ■ Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikuhi Line | ||||
| Hatae | Local | Misakigaoka | ||
| Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi | Rapid (Weekend) | Chikuzen-Fukae | ||
| Hatae | Rapid (Weekday) | Chikuzen-Fukae | ||
History
The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended east with the station, then named Maebaru opening as the new eastern terminus. On 15 April 1925, Maebaru became a through-station when the line was extended to Meinohama. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and renamed it Chikuzen-Maebaru and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[8][9]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 7,353 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 24th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 10, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
- "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "JR 筑前前原駅" [JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. Itoshima Blue. February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
- "筑肥線" (PDF). jrkyushu.co.jp.
- "筑前前原駅" [Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 724. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "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.
