Shimoyamato Station

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Shimoyamato Station

下山門駅
JRKyushu Shimoyamato Station01.JPG
LocationNishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E / 33.5820°N 130.3080°E / 33.5820; 130.3080Coordinates: 33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E / 33.5820°N 130.3080°E / 33.5820; 130.3080
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Chikuhi Line
Distance1.6 km from Meinohama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1986 (1986-07-20)
Rebuilt2010
Passengers
FY20162,670 daily
Rank68th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Shimoyamato Station is located in Fukuoka city
Shimoyamato Station
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 →
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[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "下山門" [Shimoyamato]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "下山門" [Imajuku]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ "下山門駅" [Shimoyamato Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 26 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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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