Yoshino Station (Fukuoka)

Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

JB  25  Yoshino Station 吉野駅
Yoshino Station in 2007
General information
Location	Kuranaga, Omuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken 837-0906 Japan
Coordinates	33°04′33″N 130°27′59″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	141.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Kan'i itaku ticket window
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 March 1991 (1991-03-16)
Passengers
FY2020	491 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Ginsui towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Wataze towards Mojikō
Location Yoshino Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Yoshino Station Yoshino Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 141.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[3] Only local services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a small shed which houses a ticket window, an automatic ticket vending machine, a Sugoca charge machine and card reader. There is no waiting room but seats are provided at the shelters on the platforms. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2][3][4]

Since 2010, the staffing of the ticket window has been entrusted to the Ōmuta Tourist Association.^[5] The ticket window is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.^[6]

Platforms

1	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Ōmuta, Kumamoto and Yatsushiro
2	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurume, Tosu and Hakata

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 16 March 1991 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line.^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 393 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 244th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[8]

Surrounding area

• Fukuoka Prefectural Ariake Shinsei High School
• Fukuoka Prefectural Omuta Kita High School
• Meiko Gakuen Junior and Senior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "吉野" [Ginsui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 14, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. "吉野駅に訪問" [Visit to Yoshino Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
5. "JR銀水駅・吉野駅業務引継ぎ式" [JR Ginsui, Yoshino Station business takeover ceremony]. Ōmuta Tourist Association. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
6. "吉野駅" [Yoshino Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
7. 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. 682. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
8. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Yoshino Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons

• Yoshino Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)