Chikuzen-Maebaru Station

筑前前原駅
The north entrance of the station in 2009
General information
LocationItoshima, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°33′26″N 130°11′56″E / 33.5573°N 130.1988°E / 33.5573; 130.1988
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Chikuhi Line
Distance12.7 km from Meinohama
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleYes - elevators to platform level
Other information
StatusJR Kyushu ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1924 (1924-04-01)
Previous namesMaebaru (until 1 October 1937)
Passengers
FY20167,353 daily
Rank24th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Chikuzen-Maebaru Station is located in Japan
Chikuzen-Maebaru Station
Chikuzen-Maebaru Station
Location within Japan

Chikuzen-Maebaru Station (筑前前原駅, Chikuzen-Maebaru-eki) is a railway station in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, 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 12.7 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Both local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is a modern hashigami structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge spanning the platforms and which has entrances north and south of the tracks. On the bridge are a waiting room, a shop and a ticket counter. After the ticket gates on the bridge, escalators descend to the two island platforms.[2][3][5] Elevators are provided to platform level.[6]

The ticket counter is staffed JR Kyushu directly and is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][7]

Platforms

1  Chikuhi Line for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2  Chikuhi Line for Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō
3  Chikuhi Line for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu
4  Chikuhi Line for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu

Adjacent stations

Service
Chikuhi Line
Hatae Local Misakigaoka
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Rapid (Weekend) Chikuzen-Fukae
Hatae Rapid (Weekday) Chikuzen-Fukae

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended east with the station, then named Maebaru opening as the new eastern terminus. On 15 April 1925, Maebaru became a through-station when the line was extended to Meinohama. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and renamed it Chikuzen-Maebaru and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[8][9]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 7,353 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 24th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]

See also

References

  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 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. 10, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. 1 2 "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. "JR 筑前前原駅" [JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. Itoshima Blue. February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. "筑肥線" (PDF). jrkyushu.co.jp.
  7. "筑前前原駅" [Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  9. 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. 724. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  10. "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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