Edamitsu Station
JA 24 Edamitsu Station 枝光駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-chōme-1 Edamitsu, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 805-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
| Operated by | File:JR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | JA Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.0 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1908 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY20220 | 2662 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 55th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Edamitsu Station (枝光駅, Edamitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
Lines
[edit | edit source]The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 20.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
[edit | edit source]The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.[2]
Platforms
[edit | edit source]| 1 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata |
| 2 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Kokura and Shimonoseki |
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Platform（March 2017）
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Station sign
History
[edit | edit source]The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 April 1908 on its stretch of track between Moji (now Mojikō and Yatsushiro. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
[edit | edit source]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2662 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 55th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit | edit source]It is located in an old urban area, with many private houses and shops. The freight line of the Kagoshima Main Line runs approximately 150 meters west of the station, and the Nippon Steel Yawata Works Tailings Railway (Kurogane Line) runs approximately 200 meters southeast of the station.
- Kitakyushu City Edamitsu Elementary School
- Kitakyushu City Edamitsudai Junior High School
- Kyushu International University Junior and Senior High School
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Edamitsu Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
