Umi Station
JD 16 Umi Station 宇美駅 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Umi, Kasuya, Fukuoka Japan |
| Operated by | JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | Kashii Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1905 |
Umi Station (宇美駅, Umi-eki) is a train station in Umi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
It is the southern terminus of the Kashii Line.
Lines
Layout
It is a ground level station with single side platform.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashii Line | ||||
| JD 15 Shinbaru | Local | Terminus | ||
History
The private Hakata Bay Railway had opened a track on 1 January 1904 from Saitozaki to its southern terminus at Sue and extended by 3 June 1905 to Shinbaru. The track was further extended and Umi opened as the new southern terminus on 29 December 1905. On 19 September 1942, the company, now renamed the Hakata Bay Railway and Steamship Company, with a few other companies, merged into the Kyushu Electric Tramway. Three days later, the new conglomerate, which had assumed control of the station, became the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). On 1 May 1944, Nishitetsu's track from Saitozaki to Umi were nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and the track which served it was designated the Kashii 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.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,884 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 96th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[3]
References
- ^ 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. 220. 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. 696. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station – Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
- Umi Station (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)
33°34′09″N 130°30′48″E / 33.5693°N 130.5133°E
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