Nishitetsu Gojō Station

Location
	Nishitetsu Gojō Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu Gojō Station Nishitetsu Gojō Station (Japan)

Nishitetsu Gojō Station

西鉄五条駅
Nishitetsu Gojō Station; 西鉄五条駅
	Nishitetsu Gojō Station in 2009
General information
Location	8-1,Gojō 2-chōme, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka-ken; Japan
Coordinates	33°30′41″N 130°31′35″E / 33.51131°N 130.526309°E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	■ Dazaifu Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Station code	D01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 May 1902
Previous names	Gojō (1928; 1931-1942); Gojō guchi (1928-1931) ; Sekeiba-mae (to 1948)
Passengers
FY2022	15,053
Location
Location
	Nishitetsu Gojō Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu Gojō Station Nishitetsu Gojō Station (Japan)

Nishitetsu Gojō Station (西鉄五条駅, Nishitetsu-Gojō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Dazaifu Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number D01.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line and is 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at for Futsukaichi.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform serving three tracks.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line	for Dazaifu
2, 3	■ Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line	< siding >
4	■ Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line	for Futsukaichi

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Dazaifu Line
Nishitetsu Futsukaichi		-	Dazaifu

History

The station opened on 1 May 1902 as Gojō Station (五条駅) on the Dazaifu Horse Railway, which used horse-drawn carriages on a railway with a gauge of 914mm. The motive source was changed from horse to steam on 20 January 1912, and the track was changed to 1435 mm gauge and electrified by 24 September 1924. The station was abolished on 24 September 1927, but reopened the following year on 3 May 1928 as Gojōguchi Station (五条口駅). It was relocated and reverted to its original name on 17 October 1931. It was renamed Sekeiba-mae Station (種鶏場前駅) on 10 July 1942. The company merged merged with the Kyushu Electric Tram Railway on 22 September 1942 to become Nishi-Nippon Railway. It was renamed tyo its present name on 25 October 1948.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 15,053 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Dazaifu City Hall
Chikushi Jogakuen University
Kanzeon-ji

References

^ ^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

Media related to Nishitetsu Gojō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official home page (in Japanese)

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[kawashima-1] 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.

[2] "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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