Imajuku Station

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Imajuku Station

今宿駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Imajuku Station in 2015
General information
Location1-chōme-1 Imajuku Ekimae, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-0168
Japan
Coordinates33°34′47″N 130°16′25″E / 33.5796°N 130.2735°E / 33.5796; 130.2735
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JK Chikuhi Line
Distance5.2 km from Meinohama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes - access to island platform via footbridge with elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1925; 99 years ago (1925-04-15)
Passengers
FY20204329 daily
Rank34th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi
towards Nishi-Karatsu
 Chikuhi Line
Local
 Shimoyamato
towards Meinohama
Location
Imajuku Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Imajuku Station
Imajuku Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Imajuku Station is located in Japan
Imajuku Station
Imajuku Station
Imajuku Station (Japan)
Map

Imajuku Station (今宿駅, Imajuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 5.2 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade. Sidings branch off the main tracks on either side. The station building is of traditional Japanese design with a tiled roof. It houses a waiting area, a kiosk and a staffed ticket window. Access to the island platform is by means of two footbridges, one of which is fitted with elevators.[2][3]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

Platforms

1 ■ JK Chikuhi Line for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2 ■ JK Chikuhi Line for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu
  • A view of the platform. Note the elevator and the siding on the right.
    A view of the platform. Note the elevator and the siding on the right.
  • Two footbridges serve the platform. The one in the distance is fitted with elevator shafts.
    Two footbridges serve the platform. The one in the distance is fitted with elevator shafts.
  • Track maintenance vehicle on one of the sidings. The station building is to the right, partly obscured by the bridge.
    Track maintenance vehicle on one of the sidings. The station building is to the right, partly obscured by the bridge.

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended eastwards to Chikuzen-Maebaru. In the third phase of expansion, the line was extended further east with Meinohama opening as the new eastern terminus on 15 April 1925. On the same day, Imajuku was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi 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.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4329 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 34th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

Surrounding area

  • Nishi ward office Imajuku branch office
  • Fukuoka City Imajuku Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "今宿" [Imajuku]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 27 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 11, 76. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "今宿" [Imajuku]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "今宿駅" [Imajuku Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ^ 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. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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. 723. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  9. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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