Ishiharamachi Station

JI  08 
Ishiharamachi Station

石原町駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Ishiharamachi Station in August 2008
General information
Location372-2 Shindoji, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 803-0186
Japan
Coordinates33°47′06″N 130°51′57″E / 33.78500°N 130.86583°E / 33.78500; 130.86583
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance9.0 km from Jōno
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJI08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Previous namesIshiwaramachi (to 1943)
Passengers
FY2016190
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Yobuno
towards Yoake
 Hitahikosan Line Shii
towards Kokura
Location
Ishiharamachi Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Ishiharamachi Station
Ishiharamachi Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Ishiharamachi Station is located in Japan
Ishiharamachi Station
Ishiharamachi Station
Ishiharamachi Station (Japan)
Map

Ishiharamachi Station (石原町駅, Ishiharamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

The station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 9.0 km from the starting point of the line at Jōno.[2] One train per hour stops at the station during the daytime, increased to two per hour during the morning and evening peaks.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing; however, one platform (Track 2) is not in use. The station building is on the side of the side platform and dates from the foundation of the station. The station is unattended.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ JI Hitahikosan Line for Jōno and Kokura
2 ■ JI Hitahikosan Line not in service
3 ■ JI Hitahikosan Line for Tagawa-Gotōji and Soeda

History

The station opened on 1 April 1915 as a station on the Kokura Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1943. On 1 April 1987, with the privatisation of the JNR, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.

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