Ebitsu Station

Ebitsu Station (海老津駅, Ebitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Okagaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

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Ebitsu Station in 2008
General information
Location	1 Ebitsu Ekimae, Okagaki-machi, Onga-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-4236 Japan
Coordinates	33°50′24″N 130°37′27″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	39.4 km (24.5 mi) from Mojikō
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3 + 1 passing loop + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 February 1910 (1910-02-06)
Passengers
FY2020	2,842 daily
Rank	55th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kyōikudaimae towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Ongagawa towards Mojikō
Location Ebitsu Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Ebitsu Station Ebitsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 39.4 km (24.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform on an embankment serving three tracks. The station building is located near the side platform (north side of the station) and is connected with the island platform by an underground passage. A passing loop designated as track 4 runs beyond track/platform 3 and a siding branches of it. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2]

Platforms

1, 2	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Shimonoseki and Kokura
2, 3	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Akama and Hakata

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways on 6 February 1910 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of the successor Japanese National Railways, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2,842 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 55th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Okagaki Town Hall Information Plaza Hito-no-Eki

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 23, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. 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. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 676. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Ebitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ebitsu Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)