Chikuzen-Yamae Station
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Japan
JR KyushuJG 04 Chikuzen-Yamae Station 筑前山家駅  | |||||||||||
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 Chikuzen-Yamae Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Yamae, Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka-ken 818-0003 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°28′39″N 130°34′27″E / 33.47736667°N 130.5741111°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JG Chikuhō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 61.4 km from Wakamatsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 December 1929 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 24 | ||||||||||
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Chikuzen-Yamae Station (筑前山家駅, Chikuzen-Yamae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 61.4 km (38.2 mi) from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[3]
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. Across the track can be seen another, disused side platform as well as the track bed of a second track which has since been removed. A siding branches off the track and ends behind the platform and is used by track maintenance equipment. A small station building built in traditional Japanese style serves as a waiting room. A separate weather shelter is provided on the platform itself.[2][3]
Station platform and track. Note the disused platform to the right.
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Chikuzen-Yamae on 7 December 1929 as an intermediate station when the track of Chikuho Main Line was extended to Haruda. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Station numbering was introduced on 28 September 2018 with Chikuzen-Yamae being assigned station number JG04.[6]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 200
- Chikushino City Yamake Elementary School
