Wajiro Station
NK 08 JD 05 Wajiro Station 和白駅  | |||||||
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.jpg) Nishitetsu Wajiro Station | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 3-8-1 Wajiro, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°41′19.31″N 130°25′47.34″E / 33.6886972°N 130.4298167°E | ||||||
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| Distance | 9.2 km from Saitozaki | ||||||
| Platforms | 4 side platforms | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 24 January 1905 | ||||||
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Wajiro Station (和白駅, Wajiro-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and by the private transportation company Nishitetsu. [1]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 9.2 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki. It is also served by the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line, and is 7.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kaizuka.[2]
Station layout
[edit]The JR station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The Nishitetsu portion of the station likewise has two opposed side platforms, but connected by a level crossing.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ JD Kashii Line | for Kashii and Umi |
| 2 | ■ JD Kashii Line | for Saitozaki |
| 1 | ■ ■ Kaizuka Line | for Kaizuka |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kaizuka Line | for Nishitetsu Shingū |
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JR Wajiro Station -
Nishitetsu Platforms
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Adjacent Stations
[edit]| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | ||||
| Tōnoharu | - | Mitoma | ||
| JR Kashii Line | ||||
| JD 04 Nata | - | JD 06 Kashii | ||
History
[edit]On 24 January 1905 the station opened as a simple stop for the Hakata Bay Railway (renamed Hakata Bay Railway Steamship in 1920). Due to a merger on 19 September 1942, it became a station on to the Nishi-Nippon Railway Kasuya Line, which was semi-nationalized on 1 May 1944. It was promoted to a full station at that time. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the Kashii Line portion of the station.[3][4] From October 2001 to November 2003, construction work to build a new elevated station was undertaken. The new station was opened on 13 March 2004 and is about 400 metres north of the old location.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 111st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5] During the same period, the Nishitetsu portion of the station served 1,754 passengers daily. [6]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Fukuoka City Wajiraoka Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 31, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 678. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "福岡市統計書（令和2年（2020年）版）". Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Wajiro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Wajiro Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
- Nishitetsu Wajiro Station(in Japanese)
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