Kawara Station

Kawara Station (香春駅, Kawara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. ^[1]

JI  11  Kawara Station 香春駅
Kawara Station in August 2007
General information
Location	11121-2 Kawara, Kawara-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	33°39′58″N 130°50′49″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance	23.4 km from Jōno
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JI11
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Previous names	Kamikawara (to 1943)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Ippommatsu towards Yoake Hitahikosan Line Saidōsho towards Kokura
Location Kawara Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Kawara Station Kawara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 23.4 km from the starting point of the line at Jōno.^[2] One train per hour stops at the station during the daytime, increased to two per hour during the morning and evening peaks.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms. The station is unattended. Currently, the former station office houses the office of the Kaharu Town Tourism Association ^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JI Hitahikosan Line	for Jōno and Kokura
2	■ JI Hitahikosan Line	for Tagawa-Gotōji and Soeda

History

The station opened on 1 April 1915 as Kamikawara Station (上香春駅) on the Kokura Railway. The railway was nationalized on 1 May 1943, becoming the Soeda Line, and the name of the station was changed to its present name. The Soeda Line was renamed the Hita Line on 15 March 1956, and the section of this line containing this station became the Hitahikoya Line on 1 April 1960. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, this station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The station building burned down on 10 September 1995 and a new station building was completed on 16 March 1996.

Surrounding area

• Kawara Town Hall
• Kawara Town Kawara Junior High School
• Kawara Municipal Kogane Junior High School

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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.

External links

Media related to Kawara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)