is a passenger
railway station located in the city of
Asakura,
Fukuoka,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is operated by the private transportation company
Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number A03.
Lines
The station is served by the
Nishitetsu Amagi Line
The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu), which connects Kurume and Asakura in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Stations
History
The opened a gauge line electrified at 600 V DC from Mi ...
and is 14.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
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Station layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[
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Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 8 December 1921 as a station on the Mitsui Electric Tramway. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 105 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
* ÅŒita Expressway
* Japan National Route 322
National Route 322 is a National highways of Japan, national highway of Japan connecting Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyūshū and Kurume, Fukuoka in Japan, with a total length of 87.9 km (54.62 mi).
References
National highways in Jap ...
* Amagi Futaba Kindergarten
* Katsuki Hospital
See also
* List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Official home page
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921
Asakura, Fukuoka
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