Yamaguma Station (山隈駅, Yamaguma-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Amagi Line located in the town of Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 9.6 km from the start of the line at Kiyama. All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[1]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is provided across the road from the station entrance. Limited parking is available near the station entrance.[2][3]

  • The entrance of Yamaguma Station.
    The entrance of Yamaguma Station.

Platforms

1 ■ Amagi Line for Kiyama and Amagi

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Nishi-Tachiarai Local Tachiarai

History

Amagi Railway opened the station on 1 November 1987 as an added station on the existing Amagi Line track.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "山隈" [Yamaguma]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.
  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. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

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