Misakigaoka Station
JK 09 Misakigaoka Station 美咲が丘駅  | |||||||||||
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 Misakigaoka Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4-chōme-8 Oginoura, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1121 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′0″N 130°11′8″E / 33.55000°N 130.18556°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JK Chikuhi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.3 km from Meinohama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms accessed by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 October 1995 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 819 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 159th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Misakigaoka Station (美咲が丘駅, Misakigaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 14.3 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern structure in elevated format. It resembles a vertical red barrel built over the track and houses the ticket window. From there a flight of steps leads down to the platform. There are two entrances to the barrel shaped station building. From the access road, a flight of steps leads up to the red barrel. A second entrance is located in the environs of a residential area south of the station on higher ground. Here the entrance is a yellow tube-shaped tunnel which leads to a fight of steps connecting to the red barrel. Unlike most hashigami designs, it is not possible to enter the station building from the other side of the tracks.[3][2][5]
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 POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6][7]
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A view of the station looking from the north. Note the residential area on higher ground behind the retaining wall. -
Entrance to the station building from the access road. Note the yellow tube leading to the other entrance. -
The entrance to the yellow tube which leads to the station. -
A distant view of the yellow tube. It crosses the station access road then leads down to the station building. -
A view of the station platform. Note there is no entrance to the station from the main road on the north side of the track (to the left).
History
[edit]JR Kyushu opened the station on 28 October 1995 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 819 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 159th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 202
- Itoshima City Maebaru Nishi Junior High School
- Itoshima City Minamikaze Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "美咲が丘" [Misakigaoka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 11, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "浜崎" [Hamasaki]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "JR 美咲が丘駅" [JR Misakigaoka Station]. Itoshima Blue. February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "美咲が丘駅" [Misakigaoka Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Misakigaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Misakigaoka Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)