is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the Chikuho Main Line operated by

JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...

in Mizumaki, Onga District,

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

Chikuhō Main Line The is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyushu with Haruda Station in Chikushino. Between Orio Station and Haruda Station, as well as from Keisen S ...

and is located 13.5 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station is located on a piece of land where the two tracks of the Chikuhō Main Line diverge. The station building, a modern timber structure, is in between the tracks and houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Steps or ramps lead up to a triangular piece of land with platforms on two sides, the station building occupying the base of the triangle. The two platforms thus be considered a very broad island or two widely separate side platforms. file:Higashi-Mizumaki Station 2.JPG, Entrance to the platforms from the station building. Note the platforms to the left and right of the wide, landscaped triangle.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing Chikuhō Main Line track. On 4 March 2017, Higashi-Mizumaki, along with several other stations on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 450 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 256th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

References

External links

Higashi-Mizumaki (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988 {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub