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

Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its two ...

, 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 ...

Kasuga, Fukuoka is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of August 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 112,894 and a population density of 7,978.37 persons per km². The total area is 14.15 km². The city was founded on April 1, 197 ...

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

and is located 86.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened by

on 11 March 1989 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4,656 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 45th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

References

External links

Kasuga (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1989 {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub