Shimo-Kamoo Station

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Shimo-Kamoo Station

下鴨生駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Shimo-Kamoo Station in April 2017
General information
Location864 Kamoo, Kama-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0206
Japan
Coordinates33°36′52.73″N 130°43′42.54″E / 33.6146472°N 130.7284833°E / 33.6146472; 130.7284833
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JJ Gotōji Line
Distance8.3 km from Tagawa-Gotōji
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJJ03
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 February 1916 (1916-02-01)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kami-Mio
towards Tagawa-Gotōji
 Gotōji Line Chikuzen-Shōnai
towards Shin-Iizuka
Location
Shimo-Kamoo Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Shimo-Kamoo Station
Shimo-Kamoo Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Shimo-Kamoo Station is located in Japan
Shimo-Kamoo Station
Shimo-Kamoo Station
Shimo-Kamoo Station (Japan)
Map

Shimo-Kamoo Station (下鴨生駅, Shimo-Kamoo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kama, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

Shimo-Kamoo Station is served by the Gotōji Line and is located 8.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tagawa-Gotōji.[2]

Layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ JJ Gotōji Line for Tagawa-Gotōji
2 ■ JJ Gotōji Line for Shin-Iizuka

History

The station was opened on February 1, 1916 as Akasaka Station (赤坂駅) for freight only operations on the Chikuho Main Line. Passenger services began on May 10, 1920 and the line was renamed the Urushi Line. It was incorporated into the Gotōji Line on July 1, 1943. The station was renamed to its present name on December 20, 1956. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Fukuoka Prefectural Route 402 Iizuka Yamada Line
  • Former Mitsui Mine Yamano Coal Mine Botayama

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.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 751. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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