is a train station 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 St ...

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 ...

in Hakata-ku,

Fukuoka City is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...

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 84.9 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of one side and two island platforms serving five tracks.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

*11 December 1889: The station was opened as by the privately run

Kyushu Railway was a company that built and operated railways in Kyushu, one of four main islands of Japan. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1907, and many are now operated by Kyushu Railway ...

during the first phase of its network construction when a track was laid between and . *1 July 1907: Kyushu Railways is nationalized.

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) took over the control of the station. *12 October 1909: The station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line. *21 November 1909: The station became part of the Kagoshima Main Line. *15 October 1919: Double-track line between and laid down. *14 October 1960: Minami-Fukuoka train yard opened. *1 June 1961: Line is electrified between and , including this station. *1 November 1966: Station renamed Minami-Fukuoka Station. 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 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 to JGR Line. Control of the station passed to

. *1994: Station burned down in arson attack. *July 1999: Station rebuilt with automatic ticket gates. *2006: Elevators added to platforms.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 9,819 passengers daily, and it ranked 14th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Vicinity

* Lawson Convenience Store *Motomachi Shopping Street *JR Kyūshū train yard * :

Tenjin Ōmuta Line Tenjin may be: * Tenjin (kami), the Shinto kami (spirit) of scholarship * Tenjin, Fukuoka, Japan, the downtown region of the city ** Tenjin Station, a subway station * Tenjin River, in Tottori Prefecture, Japan * Tenjin Beach, a recreational be ...

* NTT Building *

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, Camp Fukuoka (4th Division Headquarter) *Nakoku no okarekishi Park *

Nishitetsu The , also called or NNR, is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture ...

Bus station

References

External links

Minami-Fukuoka Station (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub