Chikuzen-Daibu Station

Chikuzen-Daibu Station (筑前大分駅, Chikuzen-Daibu-eki) is a railway station on the Sasaguri Line operated by JR Kyushu in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Chikuzen-Daibu Station 筑前大分駅
Chikuzen-Daibu Station in 2017
Location	60008-1 Daibu, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0712 Japan
Coordinates	33°35′25″N 130°37′47″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Sasaguri Line
Distance	21.9 km from Yoshizuka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 May 1968 (1968-05-25)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	732 daily
Rank	200th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Chikuzen-Daibu Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 21.9 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. Sidings branch off the track in the direction of Kurōbaru. The station building is at a higher level than the main road and accessed by a flight of steps. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a covered footbridge. Bike sheds are located at base of the steps leading to the station building.[2][3]

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 window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

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  A view of the platforms and tracks looking in the direction of Kurōbaru. The sidings can be seen in the distance.
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  A view of the platforms and tracks looking in the direction of Keisen with close up of the footbrige.
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  A distant view of the station, showing the embankment, bike sheds and parking lot.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Kurōbaru		Local	Keisen

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 25 May 1968 as an intermediate station when it extended the Sasaguri Line east from Sasaguri to Keisen. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 732 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 200th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

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, 74. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. "筑前大分駅" [Chikuzen-Daibu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. "北九州支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kitakyushu Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
5. "筑前大分駅" [Chikuzen-Daibu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 4 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
6. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4533029809.
7. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 697. ISBN 4533029809.
8. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Chikuzen-Daibu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)