Shikaka Station (鹿家駅, Shikaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

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Shikaka Station

鹿家駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Shikaka Station in 2014
General information
LocationNijoshikaka, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1642
Japan
Coordinates33°29′04″N 130°02′51″E / 33.48444°N 130.04750°E / 33.48444; 130.04750
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JK Chikuhi Line
Distance30.2 km from Meinohama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 December 1923; 100 years ago (1923-12-05)
Passengers
FY201278 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Hamasaki Chikuhi Line
Local
Fukuyoshi
towards Meinohama
Location
Shikaka Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Shikaka Station
Shikaka Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Shikaka Station is located in Japan
Shikaka Station
Shikaka Station
Shikaka Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 30.2 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

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The station consists of an unnumbered island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The station building is a modern structure of steel and plate glass and is unstaffed, serving only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.The station is unattended.[3][2][5]

Platforms

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station side  JK Chikuhi Line for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Tenjin and Hakata
opposite side  JK Chikuhi Line for Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu

History

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The private Kitakyushu Railway opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923 with Shikaka opening on the same day as an intermediate station between the two. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]

In 2012, work began on a new station building to replace the old one which had been built in 1938. The old station building was demolished thereafter.[8]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2012, there were a daily average of 78 passengers (boarding only) using the station.[9]

Surrounding area

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The station is located on the western outskirts of the former Nijo-cho, and there are few private houses in the area, but there is a small fishing port and an inn. It is about 100 meters up a narrow slope from Japan National Route 202, which runs parallel to the Chikuhi Line.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "鹿家" [Shikaka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 11, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "鹿家" [Shikaka]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "JR 鹿家駅" [JR Shikaka Station]. Itoshima Blue. January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. ^ 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. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ 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. 726. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "鹿家駅で待合室の新築工事が始まる" [Construction begins on new waiting room for Shikaka Station]. railf.jp. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. ^ "平成28年版糸島市統計白書" [Itoshima City 2016 Statistical White Paper]. Itoshima City Official website. Retrieved 25 March 2018. See table at Part 2 Number 9 Transportation and Communications.
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