Maimatsubara Station (舞松原駅, Maimatsubara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu[1]
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 Maimatsubara Station in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5-26-13 Maimatsubara, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 813-0042 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′44″N 130°27′18″E / 33.64556°N 130.45500°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JD Kashii Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.8 km from Saitozaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Cutting | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Remotely managed station | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 March 1994 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 806 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 161st (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 14.8 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]
Station layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track in a cutting under street level with high rise buildings around it. The station building is at street level and spans the cutting. It houses a small waiting area and automatic ticket vending machines. A flight of steps leads down to the platform. A designated parking area for bikes is provided outside the station.[2][3]
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A view of the platform and track. The yellow walls above belong to the station building.
History
editThe station was opened by JR Kyushu on 1 March 1994 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kashii Line.[4][5]
On 14 March 2015, the station 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
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 806 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 161st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Surrounding area
editThe surrounding area is a residential area that was first developed by JR Kyushu and two other companies, and there are many condominiums.
- Fukuoka City Maimatsubara Elementary School
- Fukuoka City Aoba Elementary School
- Fukuoka City Aoba Junior High School
- Fukuoka City Higashi Fukuoka Special Needs School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 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. 31, 71. ISBN 9784062951623.
- ^ "舞松原駅" [Maimatsubara]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 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. 220. 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. 695. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Maimatsubara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Maimatsubara (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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