Ebitsu Station (海老津駅, Ebitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Okagaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]
JA 16 Ebitsu Station 海老津駅 | |
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![]() Ebitsu Station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°50′24″N 130°37′27″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
Distance | 39.4 km (24.5 mi) from Mojikō |
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
Tracks | 3 + 1 passing loop + 1 siding |
Construction | |
Structure type | Embankment |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 6 February 1910 (1910-02-06) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 3,963 |
Rank | 52nd |
Location | |
![]() ![]() JA 16 Ebitsu Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 39.4 km (24.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks. A passing loop designated as track 4 runs beyond track/platform 3 and a siding branches of it.[2]
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Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
JA 17 Ongagawa | Local | JA 15 Kyōikudaimae |
The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways on 6 February 1910 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of the successor Japanese National Railways, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,963 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 52nd 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 | |
Freight Branch |
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