Yoshino Station (Fukuoka)

Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshino-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

JB  25  Yoshino Station 吉野駅
Yoshino Station in 2007
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°04′33″N 130°27′59″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance	141.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku ticket window
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 March 1991
Passengers
FY2016	491 daily
Rank	247th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JB  25  Yoshino Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 141.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a small shed which houses a ticket window, an automatic ticket vending machine, a Sugoca charge machine and card reader. There is no waiting room but seats are provided at the shelters on the platforms. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Since 2010, the staffing of the ticket window has been entrusted to the Ōmuta Tourist Association.[5] The ticket window is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  24  Wataze		Local	JB  26  Ginsui
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 16 March 1991 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 491 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 247th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "吉野" [Ginsui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 14, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "吉野駅に訪問" [Visit to Yoshino Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
5. "JR銀水駅・吉野駅業務引継ぎ式" [JR Ginsui, Yoshino Station business takeover ceremony]. Ōmuta Tourist Association. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
6. "吉野駅" [Yoshino Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 3 April 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 682. 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

• Yoshino Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)