Shiotsuka Station (塩塚駅, Shiotsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T41.[1]
Shiotsuka Station 塩塚駅 | |||||||
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 Shiotsuka Station building | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Yamatomachi Shiotsuka, Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0243 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°8′36.25″N 130°25′52.22″E / 33.1434028°N 130.4311722°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | ||||||
| Distance | 61.1 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
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| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | T41 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1 September 1938 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2022 | 354 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 61.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one island platform with a level crossing.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Ōmuta |
| 2 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Daizenji, Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Futsukaichi, Fukuoka and Nishitetsu Yanagawa |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Tenjin Ōmuta Line | ||||
| Tokumasu | Local | Nishitetsu Nakashima | ||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editThe station opened on 1 September 1938 on the Kyushu Railway. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by 354 passengers daily. [2]
Surrounding area
edit- Toyohara Elementary School
- Toyohara Post Office
- Japan National Route 208
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 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Shiotsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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