Meinohama Station

Meinohama Station (姪浜駅, Meinohama-eki) is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by JR Kyushu and the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. The station symbol of the subway station is a yacht in yellow, symbolising nearby Odo yacht harbour(ja).

JK  01  K01 Meinohama Station

姪浜駅
South Exit in December 2021
General information
LocationNishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeJK01
K01
History
Opened15 April 1925 (1925-04-15)
Passengers
FY20165,547 daily
Rank33rd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi
JK  04 
Chikuhi Line
Rapid
through to Kūkō Line
Shimoyamato
JK  02 
Chikuhi Line
Local
Preceding station Logo of the Fukuoka City Subway Fukuoka City Subway Following station
through to Chikuhi Line Kūkō Line Muromi
K02
Location
Meinohama is located in Fukuoka city
Meinohama
Meinohama
Location within Fukuoka city

Lines

Station layout

This is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1  Kūkō Line for Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
(through from Chikuhi Line)
2  Kūkō Line for Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō
 Hakozaki Line for Kaizuka
3  Kūkō Line for Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō
 Hakozaki Line for Kaizuka
4  Chikuhi Line for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu
  • Some trains leaving from track 2 and 3 stop at all stations to Nakasu-Kawabata and continue on Hakozaki Line.
  • Track 2 and 3 are connected to Fukuoka City Subway Meinohama rolling stock maintenance depot near Shimoyamato Station 33°34′54″N 130°18′35″E.

History

  • April 15, 1925: Station is established by Kitakyushu Railroad
  • October 1, 1937: The Railroad Ministry nationalizes all railroads, this station becomes a station of the Chikuhi Line
  • March 22, 1983: Electrification of the track between Meinohama Station and Karatsu Station is completed and the track from Meinohama Station to Hakata Station is discontinued. The Fukuoka City Subway Number 1 Line (now the Kūkō Line) opens accompanied by a mutual operating agreement between it and the Chikuhi Line.
  • April 1, 1987: With the privatization of JNR, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5,547 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 33rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]

References

  1. "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.

33°35′01″N 130°19′30″E

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