Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station

Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station

西鉄福岡（天神）駅
Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station; 西鉄福岡（天神）駅
	Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station
General information
Location	11-2 2-chōme Tenjin, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken; Japan
Coordinates	33°35′19.6″N 130°23′59.6″E / 33.588778°N 130.399889°E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Platforms	3 bay platforms
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	T01
History
Opened	12 April 1924; 100 years ago
Previous names	Kyūtetsu Fukuoka Station (to 1942); Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station (to 2001)
Passengers
FY2022	109,641
Location
	Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station (Japan)

Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station (西鉄福岡（天神）駅, Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin)-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, operated by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad, and has station number T01.^[1]

Lines[edit]

The station is the northern terminus of the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 74.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ōmuta Station.^[1]

Layout[edit]

The station is located on the second floor of the Solaria Terminal Building within the Mitsukoshi Building. It uses the Spanish solution with 3 dead-end lines. After the train arrives, the doors open on the middle platform to let the passengers out. After this, the doors on the opposite side will open and the waiting passengers can enter the train.

Platforms[edit]

Track 1 - Mainly used by express trains
Track 2 - Mainly used by local trains
Track 3 - Mainly used by limited express trains

North Exit[edit]

With the biggest ticket gate, located on the second floor. Access to Solaria Stage (ソラリアステージ, soraria-sutēji) department store via a concourse. There are two station offices, three coin locker rows, an ATM corner and an Internet corner. It is also the nearest exit gate for transfer to the Kūkō Line and Hakozaki Line on the Fukuoka City Subway.

Solaria Exit[edit]

West of the North Exit with access to the Solaria Plaza (ソラリアプラザ, Soraria-puraza) Building.

Central Exit[edit]

Located on the first floor. There are coin lockers and a season ticket counter. Transfer to the Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Center via elevator.

South Exit[edit]

Located on the first floor, facing the road. There is a season ticket counter and it is the nearest exit gate for transfer to the Nanakuma Line on the Fukuoka City Subway.

Adjacent stations[edit]

←		Service		→
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Terminus		-	Yakuin

History[edit]

April 12, 1924 – the station opened.
Around 1935 – renamed Kyūtetsu Fukuoka Station (九鉄福岡駅).
September 22, 1942 – renamed Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station (西鉄福岡駅).
November 1, 1961 – station moved to 2nd floor.
September 27, 1997 – improvement work was completed.
September 1997 – Solaria Terminal Building was completed 80 m north of the former location (now Solaria Stage). Fukuoka Mitsukoshi department store entered as core tenant, competing with the nearby Iwataya Z-SIDE and Daimaru department stores.^[2]
January 1, 2001 – renamed Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 109,641 passengers daily. ^[3]

Notes[edit]

^ ^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.
^ "Solaria Terminal Building Opens" ソラリアターミナルビル開業 (in Japanese). Nishitetsu. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ "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[edit]

Media related to Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) 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.

[1997Terminal-2] "Solaria Terminal Building Opens" ソラリアターミナルビル開業 (in Japanese). Nishitetsu. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[3] "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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