Tsuiki Station
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Tsuiki Station 築城駅  | |||||||||||
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 Tsuiki Station in August 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Higashitsuiki, Chikujō-machi, Chikujō-gun, Fukuoka-ken 829-0101 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′23″N 131°02′16″E / 33.67306°N 131.03778°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 33.9 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 June 1933 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 520 daily | ||||||||||
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Tsuiki Station (築城駅, Tsuiki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Chikujō, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 33.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[2]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi and Kokura |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Unoshima and Nakatsu |
History
[edit]The station was opened 19 June 1933 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line. The original station building was destroyed in a fire which started in a nearby sawmill in 1955.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 520 boarding passengers at this station.[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Chikujō Town Hall Tsuiki Branch (formerly Tsuiki Town Hall)
- JASDF Tsuiki Air Base
- Japan National Route 10
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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ 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. 751. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Tsuiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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