Shimo-Kamoo Station
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.
Layout
The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
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.
Surrounding area
- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 402 Iizuka Yamada Line
- Former Mitsui Mine Yamano Coal Mine Botayama
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Shimo-Kamoo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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