Jump to content

Shin-Sakaemachi Station (Fukuoka)

Coordinates: 33°2′18.44″N 130°26′58.56″E / 33.0384556°N 130.4496000°E / 33.0384556; 130.4496000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shin-Sakaemachi Station

新栄町駅
Shin-Sakaemachi Station building
General information
LocationShinsakaemachi, Ōmuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken 836-0041
Japan
Coordinates33°2′18.44″N 130°26′58.56″E / 33.0384556°N 130.4496000°E / 33.0384556; 130.4496000
Operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s) Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Distance73.3 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeT49
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1938 (1938-10-01)
Previous namesSakaemachi (to 1939)
Kyutetsu Sakaemachi (to 1942)
Nishitetsu Sakaemachi (to 1970)
Passengers
FY20223365
Location
Shin-Sakaemachi Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Shin-Sakaemachi Station
Shin-Sakaemachi Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Shin-Sakaemachi Station is located in Japan
Shin-Sakaemachi Station
Shin-Sakaemachi Station
Shin-Sakaemachi Station (Japan)
Map

Shin-Sakaemachi Station (新栄町駅, Shin-Sakaemachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T49.[1]

Lines

[edit]

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 73.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.[1]

Station layout

[edit]

The station consists of one elevated island platform with an elevated station building above the platform.[1]

Platforms

[edit]
1  Tenjin Ōmuta Line for Ōmuta
2  Tenjin Ōmuta Line for Daizenji, Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Futsukaichi, Fukuoka and Nishitetsu Yanagawa
[edit]

Adjacent stations

[edit]
Service
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Ginsui Local Ōmuta
Yanagawa Express Ōmuta
Yanagawa Limited Express Ōmuta

History

[edit]

The station opened on 1 October 1938 as Sakaemachi Station (栄町駅). The station name was changed to Kyutetsu Sakaemachi Station (九鉄栄町駅) on 1 July 1939. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942 and the station was renamed Nishitetsu Sakaemachi Station (西鉄栄町駅) . It was relocated to its present location renamed again to its present name on 28 April 1970.

Passenger statistics

[edit]

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 3365 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

[edit]
  • Mitsui Chemicals Omuta Plant
  • Mitsui Kinzoku Mining Miike Factory
  • Omuta Asahimachi Post Office

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c 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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
  2. ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位:人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
[edit]

Media related to Shin-Sakaemachi Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons