For the Nishi-Nippon Railroad station, see Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station.

Futsukaichi Station (二日市駅, Futsukaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 92.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. Two sidings branch off the main tracks. The current station building is a one-story reinforced concrete building that was renovated in 1987, and was constructed in the image of Dazaifu Tenman-gu Shrine. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1, 2 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume and Ōmuta
3, 4 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata and Kokura

History

The station was opened on 11 December 1889 by the privately-run Kyushu Railway after the construction of a track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop with Tosu as one of several intermediate stations on the line. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. 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 5320 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 25th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

  • Chikushino City History Museum
  • Kyushu Sangyo High School attached to Kyushu Sangyo University
  • Chikushino City Futsukaichi Junior High School
  • Chikushino City Futsukaichi Elementary 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
  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. 679. 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 Futsukaichi Station at Wikimedia Commons