Chikuzen-Ueki Station

Chikuzen-Ueki Station (筑前植木駅, Chikuzen-Ueki-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuho Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Chikuzen-Ueki Station

筑前植木駅
Chikuzen-Ueki in 2009
LocationUeki, Nōgata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 822-0031
Japan
Coordinates33°46′35″N 130°42′30″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Chikuhō Main Line
Distance21.2 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusRemotely managed station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1893 (1893-12-20)
Previous namesUeki (until 1 October 1897)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)595 daily
Rank227th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Chikuzen-Ueki Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 21.2 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A station building, of traditional design houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. The side platforms are not opposed. The side platform across the tracks from the station building was originally an island but track 2 has been removed, leaving the track on the far side. The platforms are linked by a covered footbridge.[2][3]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Chikuhō Main Line
Kurate Local Shinnyū

History

The privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway had opened a line from Wakamatsu to Nōgata on 30 August 1891. The station was opened with the name "Ueki" on 20 December 1893 as an additional station on this stretch of track. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. The station was renamed Chikuzen-Ueki on the same day. After the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuho Main Line. 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-Ueki, along with several other stations on the line, became a remotely managed "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 595 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 227th 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. 34, 73. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. "筑前植木" [Chikuzen-Ueki]. 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. 786. 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.