Chikuzen-Ueki Station (筑前植木駅, Chikuzen-Ueki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

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筑前植木駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Chikuzen-Ueki Station in 2009
General information
LocationUeki, Nōgata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 822-0031
Japan
Coordinates33°46′35″N 130°42′30″E / 33.77639°N 130.70833°E / 33.77639; 130.70833
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JC Chikuhō Main Line
Distance21.2 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusRemotely managed station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1893 (1893-12-20)
Previous namesUeki (until 1 October 1897)
Passengers
FY2020410 daily
Rank239th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kurate
towards Haruda
Chikuhō Main Line
Local
Shinnyū
towards Wakamatsu
Location
Chikuzen-Ueki Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Chikuzen-Ueki Station
Chikuzen-Ueki Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Chikuzen-Ueki Station is located in Japan
Chikuzen-Ueki Station
Chikuzen-Ueki Station
Chikuzen-Ueki Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 21.2 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A station building, of traditional design houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. The side platforms are not opposed. The side platform across the tracks from the station building was originally an island but track 2 has been removed, leaving the track on the far side. The platforms are linked by a covered footbridge.[2][3]

Platforms

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1  JC Chikuhō Main Line for Nōgata, Shin-Iizuka
2  JC Chikuhō Main Line for Orio, Wakamatsu

History

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The privately run Chikuhō Kogyō Railway had opened a line from Wakamatsu to Nōgata on 30 August 1891. The station was opened with the name "Ueki" on 20 December 1893 as an additional station on this stretch of track. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuhō Kogyō Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. The station was renamed Chikuzen-Ueki on the same day. After the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuhō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]

On 4 March 2017, Chikuzen-Ueki, along with several other stations on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 410 boarding passengers, making it the 239th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[7]

Surrounding area

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  • Miyama Shrine
  • Kyushu Expressway Nogata Parking Area (Nogata Bus Stop)
  • Yamada River
  • Nogata City Ueki Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 73. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "筑前植木" [Chikuzen-Ueki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 233. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 786. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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