![]() Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station in May 2019 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-chōme-1 Kitabaru, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-0379 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°34′41″N 130°15′36″E / 33.57806°N 130.26000°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | JK Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 6.5 km from Meinohama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes - platform served by elevators | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ticket window ( Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 23 September 2005 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 6531 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 19th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station (九大学研都市駅, Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tokunaga, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1] [2]
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 6.5 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama. [3] Local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station. [4]
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. [2] [3] [4]
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. [5] [6]
1 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata, Fukuokakūkō (Airport) |
2 | ■ JK Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
JR Kyushu opened the station on 23 September 2005 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line. [3]
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. [7]
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