Fujisakigū-mae Station

Fujisakigū-mae Station (藤崎宮前駅, Fujisakigū-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.^{[1] [2]}

Fujisakigū-mae Station 藤崎宮前駅
Fujisakigū-mae Station entrance
General information
Location	2-chōme-2 Tsuboi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 860-0863 Japan
Coordinates	32.8092°N 130.7133°E / 32.8092; 130.7133
Operated by	Kumamoto Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Fujisaki Line
Distance	2.3 km from Kami-Kumamoto
Platforms	1 bay platform
Other information
Station code	KD06
History
Opened	1 October 1911 (1911-10-01)
Previous names	Hiromachi (to 1924)
Passengers
FY2018	2195
Services
Preceding station Kumamoto Electric Railway Following station Terminus Fujisaki Line Kurokamimachi towards Kita-Kumamoto
Location Fujisakigū-mae Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Fujisakigū-mae Station Fujisakigū-mae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is the terminus of the Fujisaki Line and is located 2.3 bsp;km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kami-Kumamoto.^[1]Only local trains serve the station^[3]

Layout

Fujisakigū-mae Station is a ground-level station with one bay platform with one side used for boarding and the other for alighting. The station building is a eleven-story structure with a parking lot on the third to ninth floors.

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  Exit Gate
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  Bay platform
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  Signage

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1911 as the Kita-Sentanbatake Stop (北千反畑停留場) and was renamed the Hiromachi Stop (広町停留場) on 2 August 1913. It was elevated to a full station on 27 August 1913, becoming Hiromachi Station (広町駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1924.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 2195 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Kumamoto City Tsuboya Elementary School
• Kumamoto Castle
• Fujisaki Hachimangū

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. "藤崎宮前駅" [Fujisakigū-mae Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
4. 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧

External links

Media related to Fujisakigu-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page(in Japanese)