Chikuzen-Yamae Station

Chikuzen-Yamae Station (筑前山家駅, Chikuzen-Yamae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu[1][2]

JG  04  Chikuzen-Yamae Station

筑前山家駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Chikuzen-Yamae Station in 2007
General information
LocationYamae, Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka-ken 818-0003
Japan
Coordinates33°28′39″N 130°34′27″E / 33.47736667°N 130.5741111°E / 33.47736667; 130.5741111
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JG Chikuhō Main Line
Distance61.4 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 December 1929 (1929-12-07)
Passengers
FY201624
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Chikuzen-Uchino
towards Haruda
Chikuhō Main Line Haruda
towards Wakamatsu
Location
Chikuzen-Yamae Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Chikuzen-Yamae Station
Chikuzen-Yamae Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Chikuzen-Yamae Station is located in Japan
Chikuzen-Yamae Station
Chikuzen-Yamae Station
Chikuzen-Yamae Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 61.4 km (38.2 mi) from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[3]

Station layout

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The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. Across the track can be seen another, disused side platform as well as the track bed of a second track which has since been removed. A siding branches off the track and ends behind the platform and is used by track maintenance equipment. A small station building built in traditional Japanese style serves as a waiting room. A separate weather shelter is provided on the platform itself.[2][3]

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Chikuzen-Yamae on 7 December 1929 as an intermediate station when the track of Chikuho Main Line was extended to Haruda. 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]

Station numbering was introduced on 28 September 2018 with Chikuzen-Yamae being assigned station number JG04.[6]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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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 "筑前山家駅" [Chikuzen-Yamae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 23, 69. ISBN 9784062951630.
  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. pp. 233–4. 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. 788. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "北部九州エリア157駅に「駅ナンバリング」を導入します" [“Station numbering” will be introduced at 157 stations in the northern Kyushu area] (PDF). jrkyushu.co.jp (in Japanese). 28 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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