Kyōikudaimae Station

Kyōikudaimae Station (教育大前駅, Kyōikudaimae-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is the nearest station to the Fukuoka University of Education (Fukuoka Kyoiku Daigaku) hence the station name which means literally "in front of the University of Education".

JA  15  Kyōikudaimae Station 教育大前駅
Kyōikudaimae Station in 2007
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°48′30″N 130°35′25″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance	44.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 March 1988 (1988-03-13)
Location
JA  15  Kyōikudaimae Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 44.6 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  16  Ebitsu		Local	JA  14  Akama

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.[3][4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 23, 68. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 677. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

• Kyōikudaimae (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)