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 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 ...

, Japan. It is 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. It formerly operated the Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait be ...

Lines

The station is served by the

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

and is located 63.4 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s serving two tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...

'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station was opened by

on 13 March 2010 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4311 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 35th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

The station is located in the northwestern part of Shingu Town. There are many commercial facilities on the east side, and there are many residences, factories, and offices on the west side, but large-scale condominiums are lined up on both the east and west sides.

References

External links

Shingū-Chūō (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2010 Shingū, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub