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Chihaya Station

Coordinates: 33°38′56.70″N 130°26′25.86″E / 33.6490833°N 130.4405167°E / 33.6490833; 130.4405167
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JA  03  Chihaya Station

千早駅
Kyushu Railway Company
West Entrance of Chihaya Station
General information
Location4-chōme-94 Chihaya, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 813-0044
Japan
Coordinates33°38′56.70″N 130°26′25.86″E / 33.6490833°N 130.4405167°E / 33.6490833; 130.4405167
Operated by
Line(s)
  • Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
  • JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance71.0 km Mojikō
Platforms3 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 June 1951 (1951-06-15)
Previous namesNakano
Passengers
FY202010,452 (JR)
Rank9h (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Hakozaki
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Local
Kashii
towards Mojikō
Location
Chihaya Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Chihaya Station
Chihaya Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Chihaya Station is located in Japan
Chihaya Station
Chihaya Station
Chihaya Station (Japan)
Map
A sign at Nishitetsu Chihaya Station

Chihaya Station (千早駅, Chihaya-eki) is a two-part passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.[1] Half of the station is operated by JR Kyushu, and the other half is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) as Nishitetsu Chihaya Station (西鉄千早駅, Nishitetsu-Chihaya-eki).[2]

Lines

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The JR station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 71.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō. The Nishitetsu station is served by the Kaizuka Line and is 2.5 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kaizuka.[3]

Station layout

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The JR station consists of two elevated island platforms and 4 tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The adjacent Nishitetsu station has one elevated island platform.

Platforms

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1, 2  JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kurosaki and Kokura
3, 4  JA Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata and Kurume


1   Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line for Nishitetsu Kashii and Nishitetsu Shingū
2   Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line for Kaizuka

Adjacent Stations

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Service
Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
Najima - Kashii-Miyamae
Kagoshima Main Line
Hakozaki - Kashii

History

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There had been a Nishitetsu station named Nakano Station (名香野駅, Nakano-eki) since 1951. In the course of the redevelopment of a former railway yard in the area, the station was relocated and upgraded to a joint station for Nishitetsu and JR.[4] The JR station was opened in 2003 and the Nishitetsu station was renamed and rebuilt in 2004. The original location of Nakano Station is a few blocks away from the present station.

  • June 15, 1951 - Nishitetsu opens Nakano Station.[5]
  • July 7, 2003 - JR Kyushu opens Chihaya station.[6]
  • August 2, 2004 - Nishitetsu relocates Nakano Station and renames it Nishitetsu Chihaya Station. (Originally scheduled for August 1, but postponed because of an approaching typhoon.)[2][7]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the JR station was used by an average of 10,452 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 9th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8] During the same time, the Nishitetsu portion of the station served 4,920 passengers daily.[9]

Surrounding area

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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 "Nishitetsu News Release" (in Japanese). June 29, 2004.
  3. ^ 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. 31, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
  4. ^ "Project overview". Urban Renaissance Agency (in Japanese).
  5. ^ "千早駅". Japanese Wikipedia. May 15, 2008. (article version as of 15:07 UTC) although it does not cite any source for this date.
  6. ^ "Timeline of JR Kyushu" (in Japanese).
  7. ^ "JTB Timetable "Supanavi"" (in Japanese). 2004. Archived from the original on September 25, 2005.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ^ "鉄道事業". Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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