Chikugo-Funagoya Station (筑後船小屋駅, Chikugo-Funagoya-eki) is a railway station in Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

JB  21  Chikugo-Funagoya Station 筑後船小屋駅
Chikugo-Funagoya Station Shinkansen Entrance
General information
Location	Tsushima, Chikugo, Fukuoka Japan
Coordinates	33°10′41″N 130°29′33″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyūshū Shinkansen ■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	129.7 km from Mojikō (Kagoshima Main Line) 47.9 km from Hakata (Kyūshū Shinkansen)
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 side + 1 island platform (Shinkansen)
Tracks	2 + 3 Shinkansen
Construction
Structure type	At grade (Kagoshima Main Line) Elevated (Kyushu Shinkansen)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	Yes - elevators
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 July 1928 (1928-07-20)
Previous names	Funagoya (until 2011)
Passengers
FY2016	1,049 daily
Rank	159th
Location
JB  21  Chikugo-Funagoya Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 129.7 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]

In addition, the station is served by the Kyūshū Shinkansen and is located 47.9 km from the starting point of the line at Hakata.[3] All Tsubame services and some Sakura services stop at the station.

Layout

The station is actually two separate facilities which share a common forecourt. The Kagoshima Main Line station, located slightly to the west, consists has two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building, a modern concrete structure houses a waiting room, and a ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge which is equipped with elevators. There is a tourism information centre located at the entrance to the station.[3][2][4]

Management of the Kagoshima Main Line 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 Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

The Shinkansen station is located across the forecourt to the east of the conventional station, connected by a sheltered walkway. This station consists of a side and an island platform, designated as platforms 11, 12 and 13, serving three elevated tracks. The station building is built into the elevated structure and houses a waiting area and a ticket window staffed by JR Kyushu. Access to the platforms is by steps, escalators of elevators.[7]

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  The Kagoshima Main Line station. The Shinkansen station is behind the camera.
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  Chikugo-Funagoya Tourism Information Centre. The Kagoshima Main Line station entrance is to the right.
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  A view of the Kagoshima Main Line platforms and tracks.
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  A view from the Kagoshima Main Line platform eastwards across the station forecourt towards the Shinkansen station.
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  Ticket gates of the Shinkansen station.
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  The old Funagoya station building, before it was moved. This picture was taken in 2006.
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  The Shinkansen Station with HAWKS Baseball Park Chikugo. An 800 Series train on a Tsubame service passing through the station is on the back.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 20 July 1928 with the name Funagoya Station (船小屋駅) as an additional station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[8][9] With the inauguration of the Kyushu Shinkansen service to the station, the station building was moved 500 metres south and reopened with new Shinkansen platforms on 12 March 2011 and renamed Chikugo-Funangoya.[10] The location of the old station was converted into a maintenance depot.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,049 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 159th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[11]

See also

• Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen#History
• List of railway stations in Japan

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chikugo-Funagoya Station.

External links

• Chikugo-funagoya Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)