Chikuzen-Habu Station

Chikuzen-Habu Station (筑前垣生駅, Chikuzen-Habu-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuho Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Chikuzen-Habu Station 筑前垣生駅
Chikuzen-Habu in 2016
Location	Habu, Nakama-shi, Fukuoka-ken 809-0001 Japan
Coordinates	33°49′05″N 130°42′06″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Chikuhō Main Line
Distance	16.4 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Remotely managed station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 April 1935 (1935-04-26)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	396 daily
Rank	271st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Chikuzen-Habu Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 16.4 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A station building, of traditional design houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the island platform is by means of a covered footbridge. A bike shed is provided outside the station.[2][3]

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  A view of the station platforms, looking towards the north.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Chikuhō Main Line
Nakama		Local	Kurate

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 26 April 1935 as an additional station on the existing Chikuho Main Line track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]

On 4 March 2017, Chikuzen-Habu, along with several other stations on the line, became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 396 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 271st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

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. 33, 73. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. "筑前垣生" [Chikuzen-Habu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 233. ISBN 4533029809.
5. 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. 785. ISBN 4533029809.
6. "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
7. "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-Habu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)