Shinbaru Station (新原駅, Shinbaru-eki) is a railway station on the Kashii Line operated by JR Kyushu in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JD  15  Shinbaru Station 新原駅
Shinbaru Station in 2016
General information
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°34′45″N 130°30′32″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kashii Line
Distance	21.1 km from Saitozaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by level crossing with steps at both ends
Other information
Status	Remotely managed station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 June 1905 (1905-06-03)
Location
JD  15  Shinbaru Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 21.1 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A station building, a small hut in traditional Japanese style, houses a waiting area and automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing with steps onto the platforms at both ends. A bike shed is provided at the station forecourt.[2][3]

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  View of the platforms and tracks. Note the level crossing.

Adjacent stations

History

The private Hakata Bay Railway had opened a track on 1 January 1904 from Saitozaki to its southern terminus at Sue. On 3 June 1905 the track was extended and Shinbaru was opened as the new southern terminus. It became a through-station on 29 December 1905 when the track was further extended to Umi. On 19 September 1942, the company, now renamed the Hakata Bay Railway and Steamship Company, with a few other companies, merged into the Kyushu Electric Tramway. Three days later, the new conglomerate, which had assumed control of the station, became the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). On 1 May 1944, Nishitetsu's track from Saitozaki to Umi were nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and the track which served it was designated the Kashii 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.[4][5]

On 14 March 2015, the station, along with others on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates could receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was more than 100 but less than 323.[7]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shimbaru Station.

External links

• Shinbaru (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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