Mitoma Station (三苫駅, Mitoma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number NK09.[1]
Mitoma Station 三苫駅 | |||||||
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 Mitoma Station in 2014 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 4-chome Miwadai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°42′7.46″N 130°25′21.16″E / 33.7020722°N 130.4225444°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | ||||||
| Distance | 9.0 km from Kaizuka | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | NK09 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1925 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2022 | 3250 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and is 9.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kaizuka.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms and two tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | for Nishitetsu Shingū |
| 2 | ■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | for Chihaya and Kaizuka |
Adjacent Stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | ||||
| Wajiro | - | Nishitetsu Shingū | ||
History
editThe station opened on 1 July 1925 as a station on the Hakata Bay Railway Steamship Company. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway (later Nishitetsu) on 19 September 1942. The station was renamed on 15 May 1950. The current station building was completed in November 1986.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by 3250 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
editThe station is located at the northern end of Higashi Ward, near the northeastern end of Fukuoka City. The area surrounding both the east and west exits is residential.
- Fukkōdai-mae Station - JR Kagoshima Main Line
- Mitoma Elementary School
- Miwadai Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Mitoma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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