Kurōbaru Station (九郎原駅, Kurōbaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]
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 Kurōbaru Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Naiju, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0713 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′32″N 130°36′42″E / 33.59222°N 130.61167°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JC Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (Chikuhō Main Line) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.9 km from Yoshizuka | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by underpass and steps | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 May 1968 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 17 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 19.9 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. There is no station building, only shelters on the platforms for waiting passengers. Access to the opposite platform is by means of an underpass under the embankment leading to steps at both ends.[2][3]
In between Kurōbaru and Kido-Nanzōin-mae, the line runs through the 4550-metre-long Sasaguri Tunnel.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ JC Sasaguri Line | for Sasaguri and Hakata for Shin-Iizuka and Nōgata |
| 2 | ■ JC Sasaguri Line | for Sasaguri and Hakata |
History
editThe station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 25 May 1968 as an intermediate station when it extended the Sasaguri Line east from Sasaguri to Keisen. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]
Surrounding area
editThe area surrounding the station is a mountainous area at the foot of a mountain pass, and there are sparsely populated region.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ 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. 42, 74. ISBN 9784062951623.
- ^ "九郎原駅" [Kurōbaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ 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. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 697. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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