Futsukaichi Station

For the Nishi-Nippon Railroad station, see Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station.

Futsukaichi Station (二日市駅, Futsukaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

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Futsukaichi Station
General information
Location	1-chōme-1 Futsukaichichūō, Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka-ken 818-0072 Japan
Coordinates	33°29′42″N 130°31′07″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	92.4 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 December 1889 (1889-12-11)
Passengers
FY2020	5320 daily
Rank	25th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Tempaizan towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Tofurōminami towards Mojikō
Location Futsukaichi Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Futsukaichi Station Futsukaichi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 92.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. Two sidings branch off the main tracks. The current station building is a one-story reinforced concrete building that was renovated in 1987, and was constructed in the image of Dazaifu Tenman-gu Shrine. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2]

Platforms

1, 2	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurume and Ōmuta
3, 4	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata and Kokura

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  Station sign in torii shape with the illustration of “Tobi-ume”, Dazaifu Tenman-gū
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  Decoration of huge ema

History

The station was opened on 11 December 1889 by the privately run Kyushu Railway after the construction of a track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop with Tosu as one of several intermediate stations on the line. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 5320 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 25th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Chikushino City History Museum
• Kyushu Sangyo High School attached to Kyushu Sangyo University
• Chikushino City Futsukaichi Junior High School
• Chikushino City Futsukaichi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan