Chikuzen-Maebaru Station (筑前前原駅, Chikuzen-Maebaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
![]() The north entrance of Chikuzen-Maebaru Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-1-15 Maehara Chuo, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1116 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°33′26″N 130°11′56″E / 33.5573°N 130.1988°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JK Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 12.7 km from Meinohama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes - elevators to platform level | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | JR Kyushu ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1924 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Maebaru (until 1 October 1937) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 5364 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 23rd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 12.7 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Both local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is a modern elevated structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge spanning the platforms and which has entrances north and south of the tracks. On the bridge are a waiting room, a shop and a ticket counter. After the ticket gates on the bridge, escalators descend to the two island platforms.[2][3][5] Elevators are provided to platform level.[6]
The ticket counter is staffed JR Kyushu directly and is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][7]
- A more distant view of the north entrance, showing the escalators descending to the island platforms.
- The south entrance of the station.
- A view of the platforms. Note the station on the bridge above.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport) |
2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō |
3 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
4 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
History
editThe private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended east with the station, then named Maebaru opening as the new eastern terminus. On 15 April 1925, Maebaru became a through-station when the line was extended to Meinohama. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and renamed it Chikuzen-Maebaru 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.[8][9]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 5,364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 23rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]
Surrounding area
editLocated in the center of Itoshima City, Japan National Route 202 runs parallel to the Chikuhi Line about 300 meters north of the station. The prefectural road Chikuzen-Maebaru Station Line runs between the north exit and the intersection with National Route 202, and the prefectural road Fukuoka Shima-Maebaru Line extends from there to the north. The area around the north exit is Maebaru Chuo Shopping Street and there are many stores.The area around the south exit is a residential area.
- Itoshima City Hall Main Building (formerly Maebaru City Hall)
- Itoshima City Library
- Itoshima City Maehara Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. 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.
- ^ a b "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "JR 筑前前原駅" [JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. Itoshima Blue. February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "筑肥線" (PDF). jrkyushu.co.jp.
- ^ "筑前前原駅" [Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. 724. 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
edit Media related to Chikuzen-Maebaru Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Chikuzen-Maebaru Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)