Itoshimakōkō-mae_Station
Itoshimakōkō-mae Station
Railway station in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Itoshima-Kokomae Station (糸島高校前駅, Itoshima-Kōkōmae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1] Named after the nearby Itoshima High School, the station opened on March 16, 2019.
![]() Itoshima-Kokomae Station, July 2021 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Urashi, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1112 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.5607°N 130.2133°E / 33.5607; 130.2133 | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JK Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 11.3 km from Meinohama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed ('Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
Station code | JK-07 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-16) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 1471 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 100th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Itoshima-Kōkōmae Station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 11.3 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[2]
The station has two side platforms serving a double track line. The elevated station building is located above the platforms, and are connected to them via stairs and elevators. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Tenjin and Hakata |
2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
The proposed station was initially given the provisional name of Urashi New Station (浦志新駅), but a request to have the station named Itoshima-Kokomae was submitted by the City of Itoshima to JR Kyushu in July 2017.[3] Construction of the new station started in 2017, and the station was opened on March 16, 2019.[3]
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1471 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 100th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
- Itoshima High School
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu.
- 糸島の悲願、JR「糸島高校前」駅誕生へ [Itishima's wish - Itoshima-Kokomae Station to be born]. Net IB News (in Japanese). Japan: NETIB-NEWS. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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- Itoshimakōkō-mae Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)