Chikuzen-Yamate Station (筑前山手駅, Chikuzen-Yamate-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 13.4 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single elevated track. From the main road, a flight of steps leads to a dias. A tall stairwell then gives access to the platform. An automatic ticket vending machine is located at the base of the stairwell. A toilet building is located next to the dias.[2][3][4]

  • The steps up the dias and the toilet building
    The steps up the dias and the toilet building
  • The stairwell from the rear.
    The stairwell from the rear.
  • A view of the platform and track.
    A view of the platform and track.

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 25 May 1968 as an intermediate station when it extended the Sasaguri Line east from Sasaguri to Keisen. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[5][6]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 201 runs parallel to the railroad tracks beneath the station. Located in a mountainous area, there are no large-scale facilities around the station, and the area is deserted, with only a few souvenir shops and inns catering to pilgrims to the Sasaguri Shin-Shikoku 88 Sacred Sites.

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. 42, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "筑前山手" [Chikuzen-Yamate]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "筑前山手駅に訪問" [Visit to Chikuzen-Yamate Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018. For photographic coverage of station facilities.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ 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. 697. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

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