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Location | 4-chōme-2 Shimoyamato, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-0052 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E / 33.5820°N 130.3080°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from Meinohama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevators | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ticket window ( Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) | ||||||||||
Station code | JK02 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 July 1986 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 13 March 2010 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 2388 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 62nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Shimoyamato Station (下山門駅) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1] [2]
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 1.6 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama. [3] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station. [4]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure and houses a small waiting area, a shop and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. [3] [2]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility. [5] [6]
1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae and Karatsu |
2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō |
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 July 1986 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. [7] [8]
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2388 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 62nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. [9]
Media related to Shimoyamato Station at Wikimedia Commons
General information | |||||||||||
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Location | 4-chōme-2 Shimoyamato, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-0052 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E / 33.5820°N 130.3080°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from Meinohama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevators | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ticket window ( Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) | ||||||||||
Station code | JK02 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 July 1986 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 13 March 2010 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 2388 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 62nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Shimoyamato Station (下山門駅) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1] [2]
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 1.6 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama. [3] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station. [4]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure and houses a small waiting area, a shop and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. [3] [2]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility. [5] [6]
1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae and Karatsu |
2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō |
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 July 1986 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. [7] [8]
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2388 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 62nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. [9]
Media related to Shimoyamato Station at Wikimedia Commons