Kitano Station (Fukuoka)
Kitano Station | |||||||
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General information | |||||||
Location | Kitanomachi Imayama, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-1122 Japan | ||||||
Coordinates | 33°20′43.53″N 130°34′59.37″E / 33.3454250°N 130.5831583°E | ||||||
Operated by | Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||
Line(s) | ■ Amagi Line | ||||||
Distance | 5.4 km from Miyanojin | ||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
Connections | |||||||
Construction | |||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
Other information | |||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
Station code | A08 | ||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||
History | |||||||
Opened | 15 October 1915 | ||||||
Passengers | |||||||
FY2022 | 1687 | ||||||
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Kitano Station (
Lines[edit]
The station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 5.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Miyanojin.[1]
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of a twi opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms[edit]
1 | ■ Nishitetsu Amagi Line | for Miyanojin |
2 | ■ Nishitetsu Amagi Line | for Amagi |
Adjacent stations[edit]
← | Service | → | ||
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Nishitetsu Amagi Line | ||||
Koganchaya | - | Ōki |
History[edit]
The station opened on 15 October 1915 as a station on the Mitsui Electric Tramway. The line was extended to Amagi on 8 December 1921. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.[2]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 1687 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Kitano Town Office
- Miichuo High School
- Kitano Elementary School
- Kitano Cosmos Park
- Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
- Kitano Post Office
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c 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 4巻 福岡 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630. - ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック
日本 の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4. - ^ "
駅 別 乗降 人員 (2022年度 1日 平均 、単位 :人 )". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kitano Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)