Ebitsu Station (海老津駅, Ebitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okagaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
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 Ebitsu Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Ebitsu Ekimae, Okagaki-machi, Onga-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-4236 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′24″N 130°37′27″E / 33.8399°N 130.6241°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JB Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 39.4 km (24.5 mi) from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 + 1 passing loop + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 February 1910 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 2,842 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 55th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 39.4 km (24.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform and an island platform on an embankment serving three tracks. The station building is located near the side platform (north side of the station) and is connected with the island platform by an underground passage. A passing loop designated as track 4 runs beyond track/platform 3 and a siding branches of it. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line | for Shimonoseki and Kokura |
| 2, 3 | ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line | for Akama and Hakata |
History
editThe station was opened by Japanese Government Railways on 6 February 1910 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of the successor Japanese National Railways, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2,842 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 55th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Okagaki Town Hall Information Plaza Hito-no-Eki
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 676. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Ebitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ebitsu Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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