Buzen-Shōe Station (豊前松江駅, Buzen-Shōe-eki) or Buzen-Matsue station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Buzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
Buzen-Shōe Station 豊前松江駅  | |||||||||||
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 Buzen-Shōe Station building in April 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shoe, Buzen-shi, Fukuoka-ken 828-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°37′21″N 131°05′42″E / 33.62250°N 131.09500°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 41.8 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1897 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Shōe (to 1945) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 41.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of two parallel side platforms serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi and Kokura |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Unoshima and Nakatsu |
History
editThe station was opened as Shōe Station or Matsue station (豊前松江駅, Shōe-eki) on September 25, 1897 with the opening of the private Hōshū Railway between Yukuhashi and Yanagigaura. The Hōshū railway was acquired by the Kyushu Railway on September 3, 1903. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. The station was renamed to its present name on May 1, 1945 to avoid confusion with Matsue on the San'in Main Line, which used the same kanji. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 10
- Buzen City Kakuda Elementary School
- Buzen City Kakuda Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
External links
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Media related to Buzen-Shōe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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