Edamitsu Station (枝光駅, Edamitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 20.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed. [2]

Platforms

1 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Hakata
2 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Shimonoseki
  • Platform（March 2017）
    Platform（March 2017）
  • Station sign
    Station sign

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 April 1908 on its stretch of track between Moji (now Mojikō and Yatsushiro. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2662 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 55th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

It is located in an old urban area, with many private houses and shops. The freight line of the Kagoshima Main Line runs approximately 150 meters west of the station, and the Nippon Steel Yawata Works Tailings Railway (Kurogane Line) runs approximately 200 meters southeast of the station.

  • Kitakyushu City Edamitsu Elementary School
  • Kitakyushu City Edamitsudai Junior High School
  • Kyushu International University Junior and Senior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 675. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Edamitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons