Akama Station

Akama Station (赤間駅, Akama-eki) is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is the nearest station of Tokai University Fukuoka Junior College.

JA  14  Akama Station

赤間駅
Akama Station in 2016
LocationMunakata, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°48′28″N 130°34′09″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance46.5 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 September 1890 (1890-09-28)
Passengers
FY20169,150
Rank16th
Location
JA  14  Akama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 46.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  15  Kyōikudaimae Local JA  13  Tōgō

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata and on 28 September 1890, Akama was opened as the new northern terminus. On 15 November 1890, Akama became a through station when the track was further extended to Ongagawa. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 9,150 passengers daily, and it ranked 16th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 22, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. 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. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
  4. 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. 677. ISBN 4533029809.
  5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Heisei 28)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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