railway station
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Kyūdai Main Line
The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Kurume Station, Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Station, Ōita in Ōita Prefecture. It is also known as the Yufu Kōgen Line.
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operated by
JR Kyūshū
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Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
, Japan.
Lines
The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 26.4 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains on the line stop at the station.
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. Two sidings branch off track 1. The station is a modern structure but built in a traditional Japanese style with white plaster '' namako'' walls to recall the white plaster traditional houses which are a tourist attraction in Yoshii town nearby. The station building houses a waiting room and a ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility.
file:Platform of Chikugo-Yoshii Station 2.jpg, A view of the station platforms and tracks.
History
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Ra ...
(JGR) opened on 24 December 1928 as the eastern terminus of a track from during the first phase of the construction of the Kyudai Main Line. Chikugo-Yoshii became a through-station on 11 July 1931 when the track was extended east to . With the privatization of
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 549 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 233ed among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area
*Yoshii town traditional houses. A group of traditional buildings built with '' namako'' white plaster walls for fire-proofing in a style known as ''dozo dzukuri''. The district is located near the station and has been officially classified as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
file:Chikugo-Yoshii04s5s3200.jpg, Traditional houses in Yoshii town. The station building is built to resemble them.