Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station
Lines
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 6.5 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama. Local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.
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.
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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata, Fukuokakūkō (Airport) |
| 2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
History
JR Kyushu opened the station on 23 September 2005 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 6531 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 19th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area
- Genyou High School
- Fukuoka-Maiduru High School and Junior High School
- Kyushu University Ito Campus (The station is named for the Kyushu University Ito campus, but the university is approximately 4 km away from this station northwest)
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "九大学研都市" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "九大学研都市" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "九大学研都市駅" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
Media related to Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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