Chikuzen-Shōnai Station

Chikuzen-Shōnai Station (筑前庄内駅, Chikuzen-Shōnai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

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Chikuzen-Shōnai Station

筑前庄内駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Chikuzen-Shōnai Station in April 2017
General information
Location786 Akasaka, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0106
Japan
Coordinates33°36′59.43″N 130°44′18.31″E / 33.6165083°N 130.7384194°E / 33.6165083; 130.7384194
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JJ Gotōji Line
Distance7.1 km from Tagawa-Gotōji
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeJJ04
WebsiteOfficial website}
History
Opened15 July 1926 (1926-07-15)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Funao Gotōji Line Shimo-Kamoo
towards Shin-Iizuka
Location
Funao Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
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Funao Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Funao Station is located in Japan
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Funao Station
Funao Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Chikuzen-Shōnai Station is served by the Gotōji Line and is 7.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tagawa-Gotōji.[1]

Layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. [1]

History

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The station was opened on 15 July 1926 as a station on the Kyushu Sangyo Railway (later Sangyo Cement Railway). On 1 July 1943 the Industrial Cement Railway was nationalized through a wartime acquisition and the station became part of the Gotōji Line. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

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The station was the only railway station in Shonai Town when it merged with Iizuka City, but it is approximately 3 kilometers south of the center of the former Shonai Town. The surrounding area is a residential area.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
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