Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station

Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station (九大学研都市駅, Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tokunaga, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

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Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station in May 2019
General information
Location	1-chōme-1 Kitabaru, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 819-0379 Japan
Coordinates	33°34′41″N 130°15′36″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JK Chikuhi Line
Distance	6.5 km from Meinohama
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes - platform served by elevators
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 September 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-23)
Passengers
FY2020	6531 daily
Rank	19th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Susenji towards Nishi-Karatsu Chikuhi Line Local Imajuku towards Meinohama
Location Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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]

Station layout

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]

Platforms

1	■ JK Chikuhi Line	for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata, Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2	■ JK Chikuhi Line	for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 23 September 2005 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 6531 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 19th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[7]

Surrounding area

• Genyou High School
• Fukuoka-Maiduru High School and Junior High School
• Kyushu University Ito Campus (The station is named for the Kyushu University Ito campus, but the university is approximately 4 km away from this station northwest)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "九大学研都市" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 11, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "九大学研都市" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
5. "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
6. "九大学研都市駅" [Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 27 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)