Station sign

Moji Station (門司駅, Moji-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 5.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō. It is also the terminus of the San'yo Main Line and is 534.4 kilometers from the opposing teminus of that line at Kōbe.[2] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks, with a three-story bridge station building which was completed in 2004. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Hakata
2, 3, 4 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Hakata
■ JF Nippo Main Line for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu[disambiguation needed]
■ JA San'yo Main Line for Shimonoseki
5, 6 ■ JA San'yo Main Line for Shimonoseki
■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Mojikō

History

The station opened as Ōsato Station (大里駅) on the Kyushu Railway on 1 April 1891. The railway was nationalized in 1907. On 1 April 1942, due to the completion of the Kanmon Railway Tunnel, the station was relocated approximately 400 meters toward Kagoshima and renamed Moji Station. At the same time, the current Mojiko Station was renamed from Moji Station to Mojiko Station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4,876 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 29th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]

Surrounding area

The station is located at the western end of Moji Ward. The area around the station is an urban area, but the center of Moji Ward is the area around Mojiko Station. Japan National Route 3 runs parallel to the railroad tracks in front of the station's south exit.

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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 76. ISBN 9784062951647.
  3. ^ "下山門" [Imajuku]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Moji Station at Wikimedia Commons