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

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 32.2 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. There is a level crossing on the west side of the station (near the Onga River), and the station building (ticket gates) are located on both platforms 1 and 2. The north exit station building is adjacent to platform 1, and the south exit station building is adjacent to platform 2. However, during the day, the south exit is unmanned and only the automatic ticket gates are in operation. There is an underground passage within the ticket gate, and it is also possible to move between the two platforms within the ticket gate. A slope has been built from the north exit to platform 1, and an elevator has been built from the south exit to platform 2, but there are steps as there is no connection to the underground passage.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Shimonoseki and Kokura
2 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Akama and Hakata

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 October 1961 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of JNR 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 1598 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 90th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

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. 676. 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 Mizumaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

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