Shimoyamato Station
Shimoyamato Station 下山門駅 | |
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Location | Nishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan |
Coordinates | 33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E / 33.5820°N 130.3080°ECoordinates: 33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E / 33.5820°N 130.3080°E |
Operated by | JR Kyushu |
Line(s) | ■ Chikuhi Line |
Distance | 1.6 km from Meinohama |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | Yes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevators |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 20 July 1986 |
Rebuilt | 2010 |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 2,670 daily |
Rank | 68th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
Shimoyamato Station Location within Fukuoka city |
Shimoyamato Station (下山門駅) is a railway station on the Chikuhi Line in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line.[1][2]
Lines[]
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 1.6 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
Station layout[]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure and houses a small waiting area, a shop and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the elevator shafts.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae and Karatsu |
2 | ■ Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō |
Adjacent stations[]
← | Service | → | ||
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Chikuhi Line | ||||
Meinohama | Local | Imajuku | ||
Meinohama | Rapid (Weekdays) | Imajuku | ||
Rapid (Weekends): Does not stop at this station |
History[]
- July 20, 1986: Opening of the station
History[]
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 July 1986 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7][8]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,670 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 68th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Vicinity[]
- Fukuoka City Subway - Meinohama train depot
- Earthwork ruins of the Mongolian attacks
- Shikanoshima beach
- Nishitetsu bus stop
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "下山門" [Shimoyamato]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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. 8, 76. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "下山門" [Imajuku]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "下山門駅" [Shimoyamato Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 26 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. 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. 723. ISBN 4533029809.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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External links[]
- Shimoyamato Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
- Stations of Kyushu Railway Company
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1986
- Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture
- Chikuhi Line
- Fukuoka Prefecture railway station stubs