Shimoyamato Station (下山門駅) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
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 Shimoyamato Station in May 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4-chōme-2 Shimoyamato, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-0052 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E / 33.5820°N 130.3080°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from Meinohama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevators | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Station code | JK02 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 July 1986 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 13 March 2010 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 2388 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 62nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 1.6 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure and houses a small waiting area, a shop and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae and Karatsu |
| 2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō |
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A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the elevator shafts.
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 July 1986 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7][8]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2388 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 62nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Surrounding area
edit- Fukuoka City Subway - Meinohama train depot
- Genkō Bōrui
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "下山門" [Shimoyamato]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 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. 8, 76. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "下山門" [Imajuku]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "下山門駅" [Shimoyamato Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 26 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 723. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Shimoyamato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimoyamato Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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