Ebitsu Station (海老津駅, Ebitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okagaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

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海老津駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ebitsu Station in 2008
General information
Location1 Ebitsu Ekimae, Okagaki-machi, Onga-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-4236
Japan
Coordinates33°50′24″N 130°37′27″E / 33.8399°N 130.6241°E / 33.8399; 130.6241
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance39.4 km (24.5 mi) from Mojikō
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 passing loop + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened6 February 1910 (1910-02-06)
Passengers
FY20202,842 daily
Rank55th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kyōikudaimae
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Ongagawa
towards Mojikō
Location
Ebitsu Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Ebitsu Station
Ebitsu Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Ebitsu Station is located in Japan
Ebitsu Station
Ebitsu Station
Ebitsu Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 39.4 km (24.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

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The station consists of a side platform and an island platform on an embankment serving three tracks. The station building is located near the side platform (north side of the station) and is connected with the island platform by an underground passage. A passing loop designated as track 4 runs beyond track/platform 3 and a siding branches of it. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

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1, 2  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Shimonoseki and Kokura
2, 3  JB Kagoshima Main Line for Akama and Hakata

History

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The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways on 6 February 1910 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of the successor Japanese National Railways, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2,842 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 55th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Okagaki Town Hall Information Plaza Hito-no-Eki

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 23, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ 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. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 676. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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