Shin-Iizuka Station

JC  14  JJ  01 
Shin-Iizuka Station

新飯塚駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Shin-Iizuka Station in April 2017
General information
Location931-1 Tateiwa, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°38′39″N 130°41′39″E / 33.64417°N 130.69417°E / 33.64417; 130.69417
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Distance34.7 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJC14, JJ1
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 June 1902 (1902-06-15)
Previous namesYoshio (to 1935)
Passengers
FY20202994 daily
Rank54th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Iizuka
towards Haruda
Chikuhō Main Line
Local
Urata
towards Wakamatsu
Kami-Mio Gotōji Line
Local
Terminus
Location
Shin-Iizuka Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Shin-Iizuka Station
Shin-Iizuka Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Shin-Iizuka Station is located in Japan
Shin-Iizuka Station
Shin-Iizuka Station
Shin-Iizuka Station (Japan)
Map

Shin-Iizuka Station (新飯塚駅, Shin-Iizuka-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

Lines

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Shin-Iizuka Station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 34.7 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2] It is also the western terminus of the 13.3 kilometer Gotōji Line to Tagawa-Gotōji.

Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. [2]

Platforms

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1  JC Chikuhō Main Line for Nōgata and Orio
2  JC Chikuhō Main Line for Keisen and Hakata
3  JJ Gotōji Line for Tagawa-Gotōji

History

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The privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway had opened a track from Wakamatsu to Nōgata on 30 August 1891 and after several phases of expansion, the track had reached Iizuka by 1893. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway which undertook further expansion so that the track had reached Nagao (now Keisen by 1901. On 15 June 1902, Shin-Iizuka was opened with the name Yoshio Station (芳雄駅) as an additional station on the track for freight only. After 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 Chikuho Main Line. On 10 May 1920, JGR upgraded Yoshio to a general station for both freight and passenger traffic. On 1 February 1935, the name of the station was changed to Shin-Iizuka. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 2994 boarding passengers, making it the 54th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Iizuka City Hall
  • Fukuoka Prefecture Iizuka General Government Building
  • Kindai University Faculty of Industrial Science and Engineering
  • Kinki University Fukuoka High School
  • Iizuka Hospital

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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. 38, 74. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ 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. 233–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ 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. 787. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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