Chikuzen-Maebaru Station (筑前前原駅, Chikuzen-Maebaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
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 The north entrance of Chikuzen-Maebaru Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1-15 Maehara Chuo, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1116 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′26″N 130°11′56″E / 33.5573°N 130.1988°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JK Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.7 km from Meinohama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes - elevators to platform level | ||||||||||
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| Status | JR Kyushu ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1924 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Maebaru (until 1 October 1937) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2020 | 5364 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 23rd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 12.7 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Both local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building is a modern elevated structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge spanning the platforms and which has entrances north and south of the tracks. On the bridge are a waiting room, a shop and a ticket counter. After the ticket gates on the bridge, escalators descend to the two island platforms.[2][3][5] Elevators are provided to platform level.[6]
The ticket counter is staffed JR Kyushu directly and is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][7]
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A more distant view of the north entrance, showing the escalators descending to the island platforms. -
The south entrance of the station. -
A view of the platforms. Note the station on the bridge above.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport) |
| 2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Nishijin, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō |
| 3 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
| 4 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
History
editThe private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended east with the station, then named Maebaru opening as the new eastern terminus. On 15 April 1925, Maebaru became a through-station when the line was extended to Meinohama. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and renamed it Chikuzen-Maebaru and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi 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.[8][9]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 5,364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 23rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]
Surrounding area
editLocated in the center of Itoshima City, Japan National Route 202 runs parallel to the Chikuhi Line about 300 meters north of the station. The prefectural road Chikuzen-Maebaru Station Line runs between the north exit and the intersection with National Route 202, and the prefectural road Fukuoka Shima-Maebaru Line extends from there to the north. The area around the north exit is Maebaru Chuo Shopping Street and there are many stores. The area around the south exit is a residential area.
- Itoshima City Hall Main Building (formerly Maebaru City Hall)
- Itoshima City Library
- Itoshima City Maehara Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 10, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ a b "筑前前原" [Chikuzen-Maebaru]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "JR 筑前前原駅" [JR Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. Itoshima Blue. February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "筑肥線" (PDF). jrkyushu.co.jp.
- ^ "筑前前原駅" [Chikuzen-Maebaru Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. pp. 224–5. 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. 724. 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 Chikuzen-Maebaru Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Chikuzen-Maebaru Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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