Higashi-Mizumaki Station (東水巻駅, Higashi-Mizumaki-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuho Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Mizumaki, Onga District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Higashi-Mizumaki Station 東水巻駅 | |
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Higashi-Mizumaki Station in 2016 | |
General information | |
Location | 1 Chome-8 Yoshidaminami, Mizumaki-machi, Onga-gun, Fukuoka-ken 807-0048 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°50′27″N 130°42′30″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Chikuhō Main Line |
Distance | 13.5 km from Wakamatsu |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | Yes - ramps to platform |
Other information | |
Status | Remotely managed station |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 13 March 1988 (1988-03-13) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 450 daily |
Rank | 256st (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Higashi-Mizumaki Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 13.5 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]
The station is located on a piece of land where the two tracks of the Chikuhō Main Line diverge. The station building, a modern timber structure, is in between the tracks and houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Steps or ramps lead up to a triangular piece of land with platforms on two sides, the station building occupying the base of the triangle. The two platforms thus be considered a very broad island or two widely separate side platforms.[2][3][4]
← | Service | → | ||
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Chikuhō Main Line | ||||
Orio | Local | Nakama |
The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing Chikuhō Main Line track.[5][6]
On 4 March 2017, Higashi-Mizumaki, along with several other stations on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[7]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 450 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 256th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Stations of the Chikuhō Main Line | |
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Wakamatsu Line | |
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line |
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Haruda Line |
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