Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station (九大学研都市駅, Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi-eki) is a railway station in Ōaza Tokunaga, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line.[1][2]
Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station 九大学研都市駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Nishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan |
Coordinates | 33°34′41″N 130°15′36″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Chikuhi Line |
Distance | 6.5 km from Meinohama |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Disabled access | Yes - platform served by elevators |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced) |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 23 September 2005; 16 years ago (2005-09-23) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 8,264 daily |
Rank | 18th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 6.5 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]
The station consists of an island platform serving two elevated tracks. The station building has both a north and south entrance and houses a waiting area, a convenience store and a staffed ticket window. Access to the elevated island platform is by means of escalators and elevators.[2][3][4]
Management of the 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]
1 | ■ Chikuhi Line (through for Kūkō Line) |
for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata, Fukuokakūkō (Airport) |
2 | ■ Chikuhi Line | for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
← | Service | → | ||
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Chikuhi Line | ||||
Imajuku | Local | Susenji | ||
Imajuku | Rapid (Weekdays) | Susenji | ||
Meinohama | Rapid (Weekends) | Chikuzen-Maebaru |
JR Kyushu opened the station on 23 September 2005 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line.[3]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8,264 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 18th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
This station is the doorway of the Kyushu University Ito campus, but it is approximately 4 km away from this station northwest to the campus, and it is not common to move on foot between a station and campuses. Bus to the campus is operated for transportation, and the taxi is resident, too.
Stations of the JR Kyushu Chikuhi Line | |
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