Mizuki Station

Mizuki Station (水城駅, Mizuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōnojō, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

JB  06  Mizuki Station 水城駅
Mizuki Station
General information
Location	3-chōme-1 Shimoōri, Ōnojō-shi, Fukuoka-ken 816-0952 Japan
Coordinates	33°31′04″N 130°29′25″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	88.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Ask me anything! "Do~zo"(なんでも私に聞いてください！「ど～ぞ」))
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 September 1913 (1913-09-21)
Passengers
FY2020	1661 daily
Rank	86th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Tofurōminami towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Ōnojō towards Mojikō
Location Mizuki Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Mizuki Station Mizuki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform for Mojikō and "Mizuki".

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 88.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade, which are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Futsukaichi and Tosu
2	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata and Kokura

History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 21 September 1913 as an additional station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, 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 1661 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 86th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Mizuki Castle, a very early Japanese castle dating from 664 AD.
• Minami-Fukuoka Driving School
• Shimoōri Station (Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line)

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. 20, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
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. pp. 678–9. 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 Mizuki Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons

• Mizuki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)