Kyūshūkōdai-mae Station
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Location | 1-chōme-12 Nakabarunishi, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 804-0011 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°54′02″N 130°50′25″E / 33.900462°N 130.840139°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JA Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 15.3 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 July 1970 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Shin-Nakabaru (until 1 November 1990) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 3359 | ||||||||||
Rank | 49th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Kyūshūkōdai-mae Station (九州工大前駅, Kyūshūkōdaimae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1] Its name means, literally, "In front of Kyushu Institute of Technology."
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 15.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of one island platform, with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[2]
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata |
2 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Kokura and Shimonoseki |
History
[edit]The station was opened with the name Shin-Nakabaru Station (新中原駅, Shin-Nakabaru-eki) by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 November 1970 as an added station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. On 1 November 1990, the station name was changed to Kyūshūkōdai-mae.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3359 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 49th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Nippon Steel Yawata Works
- Japan National Route 199
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Kyushukodaimae Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kyūshūkōdai-mae Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)