Edamitsu Station

JA 24 Edamitsu Station

枝光駅
JA 24 Edamitsu Station; 枝光駅
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°52′45″N 130°48′46″E / 33.879167°N 130.812875°ECoordinates: 33°52′45″N 130°48′46″E / 33.879167°N 130.812875°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance	20.0 km from Mojikō
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1908
Passengers
FY2016	2,962
Rank	62nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
	JA 24 Edamitsu Station Location within Japan

Edamitsu Station (枝光駅, Edamitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan.^[1]

History[]

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 April 1908 on its stretch of track between Moji (now Mojikō and Yatsushiro. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 2,962 passengers daily, and it ranked 62nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

References[]

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links[]

Edamitsu Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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[stationmap-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.

[teishajo-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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Mojikō–Yatsushiro	Mojikō Komorie Moji Kitakyushu Freight Terminal Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal Kokura Nishi-Kokura Hama-Kokura Freight Terminal Kyūshūkōdaimae Tobata Edamitsu Space World Yahata Kurosaki Jinnoharu Orio Mizumaki Ongagawa Ebitsu Kyōikudaimae Akama Tōgō Higashi-Fukuma Fukuma Chidori Koga Shishibu Shingū-Chūō Fukkōdaimae Kyusandaimae Kashii Chihaya Chihaya Yard Hakozaki Yoshizuka Hakata Takeshita Sasabaru Minami-Fukuoka Kasuga Ōnojō Mizuki Tofurōminami Futsukaichi Tenpaizan Haruda Keyakidai Kiyama Yayoigaoka Tashiro Tosu Hizen-Asahi Kurume Araki Nishimuta Hainuzuka Chikugo-Funagoya Setaka Minami-Setaka Wataze Yoshino Ginsui Ōmuta Arao Minami-Arao Nagasu Ōnoshimo Tamana Higo-Ikura Konoha Tabaruzaka Ueki Nishisato Sōjōdaigakumae Kami-Kumamoto Kumamoto (Nishi-Kumamoto) Kawashiri Tomiai Uto Matsubase Ogawa Arisa Senchō Shin-Yatsushiro Yatsushiro
Sendai–Kagoshima	Sendai Kumanojo Kobanchaya Kushikino Kamimuragakuenmae Ichiki Yunomoto Higashi-Ichiki Ijuin Satsuma-Matsumoto Kami-Ijuin Hiroki Kagoshima-Chuo Kagoshima
Freight Branch	Kashii Chihaya Yard