Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station

Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station 西鉄福岡（天神）駅
General information
Location	11-2 2-chōme Tenjin, Chūō, Fukuoka, Fukuoka （福岡市中央区天神2丁目11-2） Japan
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	Tenjin Ōmuta Line
History
Opened	April 12, 1924
Passengers
FY2006	140,340 daily
Location Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station Location within 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.

Lines

• Nishi-Nippon Railroad
  • Tenjin Ōmuta Line

Layout

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

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

North Exit (北口, Kita-guchi)

The Fukuoka Tenjin terminal

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 (ソラリア口, Soraria-guchi)

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

Central Exit (中央口, Chūō-guchi)

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 (南口, Minami-guchi)

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

←		Service		→
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Terminus		-	Yakuin

History

• 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.
• January 1, 2001 – renamed Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006 the stations was used by an average of 140,340 passengers daily.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan