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Edamitsu Station

Coordinates: 33°52′45″N 130°48′46″E / 33.879167°N 130.812875°E / 33.879167; 130.812875
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JA  24  Edamitsu Station

枝光えだみつえき
Kyushu Railway Company
General information
Location2-chōme-1 Edamitsu, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 805-0002
Japan
Coordinates33°52′45″N 130°48′46″E / 33.879167°N 130.812875°E / 33.879167; 130.812875
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance20.0 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1908 (1908-04-01)
Passengers
FY202202662
Rank55th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Space World
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Tobata
towards Mojikō
Location
Edamitsu Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Edamitsu Station
Edamitsu Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Edamitsu Station is located in Japan
Edamitsu Station
Edamitsu Station
Edamitsu Station (Japan)
Map

Edamitsu Station (枝光えだみつえき, Edamitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 20.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

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The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed. [2]

Platforms

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1  JA Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Hakata
2  JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Shimonoseki

History

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The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 April 1908 on its stretch of track between Moji (now Mojikō and Yatsushiro. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main 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.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2662 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 55th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

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It is located in an old urban area, with many private houses and shops. The freight line of the Kagoshima Main Line runs approximately 150 meters west of the station, and the Nippon Steel Yawata Works Tailings Railway (Kurogane Line) runs approximately 200 meters southeast of the station.

  • Kitakyushu City Edamitsu Elementary School
  • Kitakyushu City Edamitsudai Junior High School
  • Kyushu International University Junior and Senior High School

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 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説ずせつ: 日本にっぽん鉄道てつどう 四国しこく九州きゅうしゅうライン 全線ぜんせんぜんえきぜん配線はいせんだい3かん 北九州きたきゅうしゅう 筑豊ちくほう 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.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせんだい事典じてん 国鉄こくてつ・JRへん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場ていしゃじょう変遷へんせんだい事典じてん 国鉄こくてつ・JRへん [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 675. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "えきべつ乗車じょうしゃ人員じんいん上位じょうい300えき(2020年度ねんど)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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