is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the town of Shingū,

Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan 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 ancient times. ...

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. It is operated by the private transportation company

Nishi-Nippon Railroad 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. It ...

(NNR), and has station number NK10.

Lines

The station is the terminus of the

Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line The is an Japanese railway line in Fukuoka prefecture, run by the private railway operator Nishi-Nippon Railroad which operates publicly as Nishitetsu. It links Kaizuka Station in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka with Nishitetsu Shingū Station in Shin ...

and is 11.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station is above ground level with an

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

and two tracks. It is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 July 1925 as on the Hakata Bay Railway Steamship Company. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway (later Nishitetsu) on 19 September 1942. The station was renamed on 15 May 1950.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 1364 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Shingu Town Hall * Fukuoka Prefectural Shingu High School *Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Special Needs School *Shingu Municipal Shingu Junior High School *Shingu Municipal Shingu Elementary School

References

External links

Official home page
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Shingū, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub