Kyōikudai-mae Station (教育大前駅, Kyōikudaimae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1] It is the nearest station to the Fukuoka University of Education (Fukuoka Kyoiku Daigaku) hence the station name which means literally "in front of the University of Education".

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 44.6 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The railroad tracks run through a cut-through, and a station building is attached to the road bridge built above it. The station is staffed.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata and Kurume
2 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Shimonoseki

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1625 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 88th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

  • Fukuoka University of Education
  • Munakata City Shiroyama Junior 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. 23, 68. 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. 677. 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 Kyoikudaimae Station at Wikimedia Commons