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Minami-Fukuoka Station

Coordinates: 33°32′33″N 130°27′33″E / 33.5424°N 130.4593°E / 33.5424; 130.4593
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JB  03  Minami-Fukuoka Station

南福岡駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Minami-Fukuoka Station in 2017
General information
Location2-chōme-9 Kotobukimachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 812-0884
Japan
Coordinates33°32′33″N 130°27′33″E / 33.5424°N 130.4593°E / 33.5424; 130.4593
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance84.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 December 1889 (1889-12-11)
Previous namesZasshonokuma (until 1966)
Passengers
FY20208013 daily
Rank13th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kasuga
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Local
Sasabaru
towards Mojikō
Location
Minami-Fukuoka Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Fukuoka Station
Minami-Fukuoka Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Fukuoka Station is located in Japan
Minami-Fukuoka Station
Minami-Fukuoka Station
Minami-Fukuoka Station (Japan)
Map

Minami-Fukuoka Station (南福岡駅) is a passenger railway station locate in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 84.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

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The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks, with a nine-story steel-framed reinforced concrete station building on the east side containing shops on the 1st to 2nd floors and rental apartments on the 3rd to 9th floors, and the ticket gates on the 2nd floor. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station is adjacent to the Minami-Fukuoka Rail Depot, the largest in the JR Kyushu area.[2]

Platforms

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1  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Futsukaichi, Kurume and Ōmuta
2  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Futsukaichi, Kurume and Ōmuta
3  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata, Akama and Kokura
4  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata, Akama and Kokura
5  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata, Akama and Kokura

History

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  • 11 December 1889: The station was opened as Zasshonokuma Station (雑餉隈駅) by the privately run Kyushu Railway during the first phase of its network construction when a track was laid between Hakata and Tosu.[3][4]
  • 1 July 1907: Kyushu Railways is nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over the control of the station.[3]
  • 12 October 1909: The station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line.[3]
  • 21 November 1909: The station became part of the Kagoshima Main Line.[3]
  • 15 October 1919: Double-track line between Hakata and Futsukaichi laid down.
  • 14 October 1960: Minami-Fukuoka train yard opened.
  • 1 June 1961: Line is electrified between Kurume and Mojikō, including this station.
  • 1 November 1966: Station renamed Minami-Fukuoka Station.[4] This was due to users complaining that a nearby station on the Tenjin Ōmuta Line bore the same name.
  • 1 April 1987: Privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR Line. Control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4]
  • 1994: Station burned down in arson attack.
  • July 1999: Station rebuilt with automatic ticket gates.
  • 2006: Elevators added to platforms.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 8013 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 13th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  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. 16, 67. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c 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. 678. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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