Kadomatsu Station

Kadomatsu Station (門松駅, Kadomatsu-eki) is a train station on the Sasaguri Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kasuya, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Kadomatsu Station 門松駅
Kadomatsu Station in 2016
Location	Kasuya, Kasuya, Fukuoka Japan
Coordinates	33°37′13″N 130°29′48″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Sasaguri Line
Distance	7.7 km from Yoshizuka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	9 March 1989
Passengers
FY2016	1,374 daily
Rank	128th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kadomatsu Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 7.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building houses a waiting area and s staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a covered footbridge. A bike shed is provided outside the station.[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 window which is equipped with a POS machine but without a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

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  A view of the platforms and tracks.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Chōjabaru		Local	Sasaguri

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 9 March 1987 as an additional temporary stop on the existing Sasaguri Line track. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station and upgraded it to a full station.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,374 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 128th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 42, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. "門松" [Kadomatsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
4. "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
5. "門松駅" [Kadomatsu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
6. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4533029809.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 697. ISBN 4533029809.
8. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Kadomatsu (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)