Nishitetsu Ginsui Station

Nishitetsu Ginsui Station (西鉄銀水駅, Nishitetsu-ginsui-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T48.^[1]

Nishitetsu Ginsui Station 西鉄銀水駅
Ginsui Station building
General information
Location	Kusagi, Ōmuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken 837-0917 Japan
Coordinates	33°3′6.2″N 130°27′30.5″E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Distance	72.1 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections
Other information
Station code	T48
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1938 (1938-10-01)
Previous names	Ginsui (to 1939) Kyutetsu Ginsui (to 1942)
Passengers
FY2022	518
Location Nishitetsu Ginsui Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu Ginsui Station Nishitetsu Ginsui Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 72.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform connected by a level crossing. ^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Ōmuta
2	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Daizenji, Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Futsukaichi, Fukuoka and Nishitetsu Yanagawa

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Higashi-Amagi		Local	Shin-Sakaemachi
Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

The station opened on 1 October 1938 as Ginsui Station (銀水駅). The station name was changed to Kyutetsu Ginsui Station (九鉄銀水駅) on 1 July 1939. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942 and the station was renamed Nishitetsu Ginsui Station (西鉄銀水駅) .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 518 passengers daily. ^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ginsui Station
• Hayamadai Elementary School
• Miike Junior High School
• Hakkō Junior High School
• Omuta Junior and High School
• Ginsui Post Office
• Tegama Kitamachi Park
• Shirakawa Hospital
• Japan National Route 208

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
2. "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Nishitetsu Ginsui Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)