Koga Station (Fukuoka)
JA 09 Koga Station 古賀駅  | |||||||||||
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 Koga Station in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-chōme-2 Ekihigashi, Koga-shi, Fukuoka-ken 811-3102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′58″N 130°28′00″E / 33.7328°N 130.4667°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JA Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 60.6 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 + 2 sidings | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 September 1890 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 5432 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 21st (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Koga Station (古賀駅, Koga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 60.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Two sidings branch off track 4. The platforms are connected by an elevated station building which has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Kokura |
| 3, 4 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Kurume and Hakata |
History
[edit]The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata to Akama by 28 September 1890, with Koga being opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. 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
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 5,432 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 21st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Fukuoka Prefectural Public Koga Jinseikan High School
- Fukuoka Jogakuin College of Nursing
- Koga City History Museum/Koga City Library
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 24, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
- ^ 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. p. 218. 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. 677. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Koga Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons
- Koga Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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