Akama Station (赤間駅, Akama-eki) is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is the nearest station of Tokai University Fukuoka Junior College.
JA 14 Akama Station 赤間駅 | |
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Akama Station in 2016 | |
General information | |
Location | Munakata, Fukuoka Japan |
Coordinates | 33°48′28″N 130°34′09″E |
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Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
Distance | 46.5 km from Mojikō |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 4 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 28 September 1890 (1890-09-28) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 9,150 |
Rank | 16th |
Location | |
![]() ![]() JA 14 Akama Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 46.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.[2]
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Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
JA 15 Kyōikudaimae | Local | JA 13 Tōgō |
The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata and on 28 September 1890, Akama was opened as the new northern terminus. On 15 November 1890, Akama became a through station when the track was further extended to Ongagawa. 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]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 9,150 passengers daily, and it ranked 16th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Stations of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line | |
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Mojikō–Yatsushiro |
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Sendai–Kagoshima |
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Freight Branch |
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