Chikuzen-Uchino Station

Chikuzen-Uchino Station (筑前内野駅, Chikuzen-Uchino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in^[1]

JG  03  Chikuzen-Uchino Station 筑前内野駅
Chikuzen-Uchino Station in 2007
General information
Location	Uchino, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0706 Japan
Coordinates	33°32′24″N 130°38′17″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JG Chikuhō Main Line
Distance	51.2 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - no steps needed to access platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1928 (1928-07-15)
Passengers
FY2016	22
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Chikuzen-Yamae towards Haruda Chikuhō Main Line Local Kami-Honami towards Wakamatsu
Location Chikuzen-Uchino Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Chikuzen-Uchino Station Chikuzen-Uchino Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 51.2 km (31.8 mi) from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.^[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. Across the track can be seen another, disused side platform as well as the track bed of a second track which has since been removed. A siding branches off the track and ends behind the platform and is used by track maintenance equipment. A small station building built in a loghouse style serves as a waiting room. A separate weather shelter is provided on the platform itself.^[3][2]

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  Station platform and track looking in the direction of Haruda. Note the disused platform and former track bed to the right. The siding can be seen to the left.
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  The station in 1996, when it had two platforms and two tracks. Note the old station building.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 15 July 1928 as the new southern terminus of the then Nagao Line from Nagao (now Keisen). On 7 December 1929, Chikuzen-Uchino became a through station when the track was further extended to Haruda. On the same day, the Nagao Line was merged and became part of the Chikuho Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[4][5]

Station numbering was introduced on 28 September 2018 with Chikuzen-Uchino being assigned station number JG03.^[6]

Surrounding area

The station is in the southern part of Iizuka City and is located at a high altitude near the Reisui Pass. Japan National Route 200 runs parallel to the Chikuho Main Line about 200 meters east of the station. The area south of the station flourished as a post town on the Nagasaki Kaido during the Edo period, and is dotted with private houses, but there are no commercial facilities in the area around the station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 23, 69. ISBN 9784062951630.
3. "筑前内野" [Chikuzen-Uchino]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 233–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 788. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "北部九州エリア１５７駅に「駅ナンバリング」を導入します" [“Station numbering” will be introduced at 157 stations in the northern Kyushu area] (PDF). jrkyushu.co.jp (in Japanese). 28 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links

Media related to Chikuzen-Uchino Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station information (JR Kyūshū)