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Chikuzen-Habu Station (筑前垣生駅, Chikuzen-Habu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

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]

Platforms

1 ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line for Orio, Wakamatsu
2 ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line for Nōgata, Shin-Iizuka
  • A view of the station platforms, looking towards the north.
    A view of the station platforms, looking towards the north.

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 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 291 boarding passengers, making it the 280th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[7]。

Surrounding area

This station is located on the left bank of the Onga River. The surrounding area is a residential area, and Kabuki Park is right near the station. The nearest station to Nakama City Hall is this station, which is located east of the station and across Onga Bridge.

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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. 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 233. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 785. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Chikuzen-Habu Station at Wikimedia Commons

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