Kyōikudai-mae Station (教育大前駅, Kyōikudaimae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1] It is the nearest station to the Fukuoka University of Education (Fukuoka Kyoiku Daigaku) hence the station name which means literally "in front of the University of Education."
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Location | 6-chōme-3 Akama, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 811-4146 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°48′30″N 130°35′25″E / 33.8083°N 130.5904°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JA Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 44.6 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 13 March 1988 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 1625 | ||||||||||
Rank | 88th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 44.6 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The railroad tracks run through a cut-through, and a station building is attached to the road bridge built above it. The station is staffed.[2]
Platforms
edit1 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Hakata and Kurume |
2 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Kokura and Shimonoseki |
History
editThe station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1625 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 88th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Fukuoka University of Education
- Munakata City Shiroyama 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. 23, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
- ^ 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. 218. 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. 677. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
editMedia related to Kyoikudaimae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kyōikudai-mae (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)