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Chōjabaru Station

Chōjabaru Station

Railway station in Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan


Chōjabaru Station (長者原駅, Chōjabaru-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

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Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 19.2 km from the terminus of the line at Saitozaki. It is also served by the Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) and is 19.4 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Keisen[2]

Station layout

The station consists of side platform for the Kashii Line, which almost intercrosses above one island platform with two tracks for Sasaguri Line in a right angle. The elevated station building is located able the Sasaguri Line platform and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed tucket office.[2]

Platforms

1  JC Sasaguri Line for Keisen, Nōgata and Orio
2  JC Sasaguri Line for Hakata
3  JD Kashii Line for Kashii and Saitozaki
for Umi

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing track of the Sasaguri Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 3142 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 50th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[4]

Surrounding area

  • Kasuya Town Hall
  • Kayocho Park (Kayocho Pond)
  • Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Kaisei High School
  • Kasuya Town Kasuya Central Elementary School

See also


References

  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. 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. 42, 75. 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 696–7. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2019年度)" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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