Yahata Station (八幡駅, Yahata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

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八幡駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Yahata Station
General information
Location3-chōme-6 Nishihonmachi, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 805-0061
Japan
Coordinates33°52′09″N 130°47′43″E / 33.869264°N 130.795333°E / 33.869264; 130.795333
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance22.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 December 1902 (1902-12-27)
Passengers
FY20205094
Rank27th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kurosaki
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Space World
towards Mojikō
Location
Yahata Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Yahata Station
Yahata Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Yahata Station is located in Japan
Yahata Station
Yahata Station
Yahata Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 22.2 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

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The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The tracks/platforms and the station building are at the same height, and a passage connecting them and a free passage to the north exit pass under the embankment. There are elevators connecting the platform and the underground passage, and the underground passage and the station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2] The structure consists of five floors above ground, with the second to fifth floors being a multi-storey parking lot. It officially opened on March 1, 2008.

Platforms

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1, 2  JA Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Hakata
3, 4  JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Shimonoseki

History

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The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by November 1896 had a stretch of track from Yatsushiro northwards to Kurosaki. This stretch of track was subsequently linked up with another stretch further north from Moji (now Mojikō) to Kokura which had been laid down in 1891. The linkup was achieved on 27 December 1902, with Yahata opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations on the new track between Kokura and Kurosaki. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 5094 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 27th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Sawarabi Garden Mall Yawata
  • Kitakyushu Yahatahigashi Hospital
  • Kitakyushu City Yawata Hospital
  • Kitakyushu City Yawata Civic Hall
  • Kitakyushu City Ogura Junior High School
  • Nippon Steel Yawata Works

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ 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. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ 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. 675. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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