Jōno Station (JR Kyushu)

Jōno Station (城野駅, Jōno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

JF  04  JI  04  Jōno Station 城野駅
Jōno Station in March 2016
General information
Location	1-6-1 Shirono, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	33°51′29″N 130°53′11″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JF Nippō Main Line JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance	6.1 km from Kokura
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JF04 JI04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1895 (1895-04-01)
Passengers
FY2021	4018 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station through to Hitahikosan Line Nippō Main Line Local Minami-Kokura JF  03  JI  03  towards Kokura Abeyama-kōen JF  05  towards Kagoshima Ishida JI  05  towards Yoake Hitahikosan Line Local Ishiharamachi JI  08  towards Yoake Hitahikosan Line Rapid Terminus
Location Jōno Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Jōno Station Jōno Station (Kyushu) Show map of Kyushu Jōno Station Jōno Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Jōno Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 6.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[2] It is also the northern terminus for the 39.4 kilometer Hitahikosan Line to Soeda, although most trains continue for another 2.6 kilometers to terminate at Kokura

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JF Nippō Main Line	for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu
2	■ JI Hitahikosan Line	for Tagawa-Gotōji and Soeda
3	■ JF Nippō Main Line	for Kokura
4	■ JF Nippō Main Line	for Kokura
5	■ JI Hitahikosan Line	for Kokura

History

Jōno Station was established on 1 April 1895 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, there was a daily average of 4018 boarding passengers at this station.^[3]。

Surrounding area

• Jōno Station (Kitakyushu Monorail), About 15 minutes walk (about 800 m) from this station.
• Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Commercial High School
• Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Minami High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
3. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2021年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Jono Station (JR Kyushu) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)