Meinohama Station
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Meinohama Station 姪浜駅 | |
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Location | Nishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan |
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Station code | JK 01 K01 |
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Opened | 1925 |
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FY2016 | 5,547 daily |
Rank | 33rd (among JR Kyushu stations) |
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Meinohama Location within Japan |
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).
Lines[]
- JR Kyushu
- Fukuoka City Subway
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 / 33.581528°N 130.309639°E.
Adjacent stations[]
← | Service | → | ||
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Kūkō Line | ||||
Chikuhi Line | ||||
Shimoyamato | Local | Muromi | ||
Shimoyamato | Express | Muromi |
History[]
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- 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[]
- ^ "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.
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External links[]
- Fukuoka City Subway Meinohama Station (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 33°35′01″N 130°19′30″E / 33.583611°N 130.325097°E
Categories:
- Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Fukuoka City Subway
- Kūkō Line (Fukuoka City Subway)
- Stations of Kyushu Railway Company
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925
- Chikuhi Line