Fukuyoshi Station
JK 14 Fukuyoshi Station 福吉駅  | |||||||||||
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 The South entrance of Fukuyoshi Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Nijoyoshii, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1641 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′06″N 130°04′46″E / 33.50167°N 130.07944°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JK Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 26.1 km from Meinohama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms accessed from elevated station with steps | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 December 1923 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 349 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 255th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Fukuyoshi Station (福吉駅, Fukuyoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 26.1 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of an unnumbered island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The station building is a elevated structure which spans the tracks and has separate entrances north and south of the tracks. The waiting room is positioned on the bridge above the platform. The ticket window, also on the bridge, is unstaffed. From the bridge, a ticket gate equipped with a Sugoca card reader stands at the top of a flight of steps which leads down to the platform.[3][2][5][6]
Platforms
[edit]| North | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Tenjin and Hakata |
| South | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
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A view of the platform and tracks, looking east, in the direction of Meinohama. Note the siding. -
The station platform looking west. Note the stairwell leading to the station building above the tracks and also the station entrances (stairwells) on both sides.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 5 December 1923 as the eastern terminus of a line which the private Kitakyushu Railway had built to Hamasaki. Fukuyoshi became a through-station on 1 April 1924 when the track was extended east to Maebaru (today Chikuzen-Maebaru). When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7][8]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 349 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 255th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "福吉" [Fukuyoshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 10, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "福吉" [Fukuyoshi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "福吉駅に訪問" [Visit to Fukuyoshi Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Provides photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "JR 福吉駅" [JR Fukuyoshi Station]. Itoshima Blue. January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ 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. pp. 224–5. 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. 725. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Fukuyoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Fukuyoshi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)