Mizuki Station

Mizuki Station (水城駅, Mizuki-eki) is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Ōnojō, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.[1]

JB  06  Mizuki Station

水城駅
LocationŌnojō, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°31′04″N 130°29′25″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance88.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 September 1913 (1913-09-21)
Location
JB  06  Mizuki Station
Location within Japan
Platform for Mojikō and "Mizuki".

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 88.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade.[2]

Platforms

1 Kagoshima Main Line for Futsukaichi,Tosu,Kurume and Ōmuta
2 Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata,Akama,Kokura and Mojikō

Environs

Adjacent stations

Service
Kyūshū Railway Company
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  05  Ōnojō Local JB  07  Tofurōminami
(Passed) Rapid Service (Passed)

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 21 September 1913 as an additional station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. 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]

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. 20, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
  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. pp. 678–9. ISBN 4533029809.


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