Fukkōdaimae Station (福工大前駅, Fukkōdaimae-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]
JA 06 Fukkōdaimae Station 福工大前駅 | |
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![]() Fukkōdaimae Station in 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°41′56″N 130°26′27″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
Distance | 65.1 km from Mojikō |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Tracks | 4 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 June 1915 (1915-06-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 11,468 |
Rank | 12th |
Location | |
![]() ![]() JA 06 Fukkōdaimae Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 65.1 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 07 Shingū-Chūō | Local | JA 05 Kyusandaimae |
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Shingū Signal Box (新官(信号所), Shingū shingosho) on 1 June 1915. On 1 October 1920 it was upgraded to a passenger station and its name was changed to Chikuzen Shingũ Station (筑前新官駅) and its location was shifted 100 metres further to the south on the 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] The station was renamed Fukkōdaimae on 15 March 2008. The name means, literally, "in front of the Fukuoka Institute of Technology".
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 11,468 passengers daily, and it ranked 12th 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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