Najima Station (名島駅, Najima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number NK02.[1]

Najima Station

名島駅
Najima Station in 2015
General information
Location3-chome Najima, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°38′33.63″N 130°25′54.23″E / 33.6426750°N 130.4317306°E / 33.6426750; 130.4317306
Operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s) Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
Distance1.4 km from Kaizuka
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
Station codeNK02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 May 1925 (1925-05-25)
Passengers
FY20223114
Location
Najima Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Najima Station
Najima Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Najima Station is located in Japan
Najima Station
Najima Station
Najima Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and is 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kaizuka.[1]

Station layout edit

The station consists of one island platforms and two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building is styled after Najima Castle. The station is staffed.[1]

Platforms edit

1  Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line for Chihaya and Nishitetsu Shingū
2  Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line for Kaizuka

Adjacent stations edit

Service
Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
Kaizuka - Nishitetsu Chihaya

History edit

The station opened on 25 May 1925 as a station on the Hakata Bay Railway Steamship Company. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway (later Nishitetsu) on 19 September 1942. The current station building was completed in August 2004.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 3114 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
  2. ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位:人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links edit

  Media related to Najima Station at Wikimedia Commons