Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station

Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station (九大学研都市駅, Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi-eki) is a railway station in Ōaza Tokunaga, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line.[1][2]

Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station

九大学研都市駅
The north entrance of the station in 2016
LocationNishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°34′41″N 130°15′36″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Chikuhi Line
Distance6.5 km from Meinohama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes - platform served by elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 September 2005 (2005-09-23)
Passengers
FY20168,264 daily
Rank18th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station
Location within Fukuoka city
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 6.5 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two elevated tracks. The station building has both a north and south entrance and houses a waiting area, a convenience store and a staffed ticket window. Access to the elevated island platform is by means of escalators and elevators.[2][3][4]

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 ■ Chikuhi Line
(through for Kūkō Line)		 for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata, Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2 ■ Chikuhi Line for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Chikuhi Line
Imajuku Local Susenji
Imajuku Rapid (Weekdays) Susenji
Meinohama Rapid (Weekends) Chikuzen-Maebaru

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 23 September 2005 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8,264 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 18th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Environs

This station is the doorway of the Kyushu University Ito campus, but it is approximately 4 km away from this station northwest to the campus, and it is not common to move on foot between a station and campuses. Bus to the campus is operated for transportation, and the taxi is resident, too.

  • ÆON Fukuoka Ito Shopping Center
  • Genyou High School
  • Fukuoka-Maiduru High School and Junior High School
  • Marutai Head Office
  • Kyushu University Ito Campus

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "九大学研都市" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. 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, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. "九大学研都市" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "九大学研都市駅" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. "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 25 February 2018.


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