Keyakidai Station

Keyakidai Station (けやき台駅, Keyakidai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kiyama, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

JB  11  Keyakidai Station けやき台駅
The station exterior in January 2016
General information
Location	Kokura, Kiyama-cho, Miyaki-gun, Saga-ken 841-0201 Japan
Coordinates	33°26′05″N 130°32′00″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	99.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 March 1990 (1990-03-10)
Passengers
FY2020	1002 daily
Rank	135th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kiyama towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Haruda towards Mojikō
Location Keyakidai Station Location within Saga Prefecture Show map of Saga Prefecture Keyakidai Station Keyakidai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 99.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by an elevated station, with brick-like walls and dome roof, that was inspired by Tokyo Station. At the time of opening, the only exit was on the west side. However, in later years, neighboring Ogori City paid for the entire cost of a pedestrian bridge over Japan National Route 3 on the east side of the station, which is in neighbouring Fukuoka Prefecture. The station is staffed.^[3] The platforms were extended in March 2013 to enable 9-car trains to stop at the station from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.^[4][2]

Platforms

1	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Orio, Kokura and Hakata
2	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Tosu and Kurume

• 
  The platforms in January 2009
• 
  East Entrance
• 
  West Entrance

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 10 March 1990 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1003 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 135th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Kyushu Expressway Kiyama Parking Area
• Japan National Route 3
• Keyakidai New Town (Saga)
• Nozomigaoka New Town (Fukuoka)
• Suroy Mall Chikushino

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "けやき台駅" [Keyakidai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 June 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. 24, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
4. 鹿児島本線でホーム延長工事 [Platform extension work on Kagoshima Main Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Keyakidai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Keyakidai (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)