Yamaguma Station

Yamaguma Station

山隈駅
Yamaguma Station; 山隈駅
	Yamaguma Station in 2006
General information
Location	Yamaguma, Chikuzen, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-ken 838-0823, Japan; Japan
Coordinates	33°14′42″N 130°21′49″E
Operated by	Amagi Railway
Line(s)	Amagi Line
Distance	9.6 km from Kiyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	Yes - ramp to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 November 1987
Location
	Yamaguma Station Location within Japan

Yamaguma Station (山隈駅, Yamaguma-eki) is a railway station on the Amagi Line located in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 9.6 km from the start of the line at Kiyama. All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[1]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided across the road from the station entrance. Limited parking is available near the station entrance.[2][3]

The entrance of Yamaguma Station.

Platforms

1	■ Amagi Line	for Kiyama and Amagi

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Nishi-Tachiarai		Local	Tachiarai

History

Amagi Railway opened the station on 1 November 1987 as an added station on the existing Amagi Line track.[4]

Surrounding area

National Route 500 - runs parallel to the track in this vicinity.

References

Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
"山隈" [Yamaguma]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.
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. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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[terada-1] Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[hacchi-2] "山隈" [Yamaguma]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

[kawashima-3] 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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.

[teishajo-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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.