Doi Station (土井駅, Doi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

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Doi Station

土井駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Doi Station in 2019
General information
Location3-23 Doi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 813-0032
Japan
Coordinates33°38′06″N 130°27′58″E / 33.63500°N 130.46611°E / 33.63500; 130.46611
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JD Kashii Line
Distance16.4 km from Saitozaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikes
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by level crossing with steps at both ends
Other information
StatusRemotely managed station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 January 1904 (1904-01-01)
Passengers
FY20201268 daily
Rank117th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Maimatsubara
towards Saitozaki
Kashii Line
Local
Iga
towards Umi
Location
Doi Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Doi Station
Doi Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Doi Station is located in Japan
Doi Station
Doi Station
Doi Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 16.4 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A station building, a modern concrete structure, houses a waiting area and automatic ticket vending machines. There is a ramp up to the station building from the main road but access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing with steps onto the platforms at both ends. A designated waiting area is provided outside the station. The elevated tracks of the Sanyo Shinkansen run over a part of the station platforms.[2][3]

Platforms

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1  JD Kashii Line for Kashii and Saitozaki
2  JD Kashii Line for Umi

History

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The station was opened on 1 January 1904 by the private Hakata Bay Railway as an intermediate station on a track it opened between Saitozaki and Sue. On 19 September 1942, the company, now renamed the Hakata Bay Railway and Steamship Company, with a few other companies, merged into the Kyushu Electric Tramway. Three days later, the new conglomerate, which had assumed control of the station, became the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). On 1 May 1944, Nishitetsu's track from Saitozaki to Sue and the later extensions to Shinbaru and Umi were nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and the track which served it was designated the Kashii Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]

On 14 March 2015, the station, along with others on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates could receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1268 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 117th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

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The station is located directly underneath the tracks of the Kyushu Shinkansen.

  • Fukuoka City Eastern Agricultural Cooperative Association Tatara Branch/Tatara Agricultural Warehouse
  • Nishitetsu Doi Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 31, 71. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "土井駅" [Doi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ^ 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. p. 220. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. 695. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "香椎線の各駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Stations on the Kashii Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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