Kadomatsu Station (門松駅, Kadomatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 7.7 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 consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building houses a waiting area and s staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a covered footbridge. A bike shed is provided outside the station.[2][3]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but without a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Platforms

1 ■ JC Sasaguri Line for Sasaguri and Iizuka
2 ■ JC Sasaguri Line for Yoshizuka and Hakata
  • A view of the platforms and tracks.
    A view of the platforms and tracks.

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 9 March 1987 as an additional temporary stop on the existing Sasaguri Line track. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station and upgraded it to a full station.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 1132 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 124th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[8]。

Surrounding area

The station is located at the eastern end of Kasuya Town. Fukuoka Prefectural Route 607 runs parallel to the Sasaguri Line about 100 meters south of the station, and Fukuoka Prefectural Route 35 and the Sasaguri Line intersect at a grade level just east of the station

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. ^ "門松" [Kadomatsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "門松駅" [Kadomatsu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2019年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Kadomatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons