Mojikō Station

Mojikō Station (門司港駅, Mojikō-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

JA  31  Mojikō Station 門司港駅
Mojikō Station in August 2019
General information
Location	1-5-31 Nishi-Kaigan, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture （北九州市門司区西海岸一丁目5-31） Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kagoshima Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Heichiku via Kyushu Railway History Museum Station
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JA31
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1891; 133 years ago (1891-04-01)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Komorie JA  30  towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Rapid Semi Rapid Local Terminus
Location JA  31  Mojikō Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture JA  31  Mojikō Station JA  31  Mojikō Station (Kyushu) Show map of Kyushu JA  31  Mojikō Station JA  31  Mojikō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mojikō Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line. The station is located close to Kyushu Railway History Museum Station on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line operated by Heichiku.

Station layout

The Neo-Renaissance style building was built in 1914.^[1]

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.^[2]

History

Mojikō Station in January 2005

The station opened on 1 April 1891.^[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

From 29 September 2012, the 1914-vintage station building was temporarily closed for major renovations. It is scheduled to reopen in March 2018.^[1] It was reopened in 2019 and is one of the two railway stations designated as an Important Cultural Property.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5,164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 37th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Surrounding area

Mojikō Station is the gateway to various tourist attractions and old buildings which have been preserved in the nearby streets under the name Mojikō Retro.

Gallery

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  Mojikō Station at night, March 2020
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  At night, March 2020
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  May 2019
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  May 2019
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  May 2019
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  Ticket vending machines, March 2020

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "9/29, 門司港駅,「大正駅舎」の営業を終了" [29 Sept: Mojiko Station "Taisho period building" closes]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52, no. 620. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. December 2012. p. 162.
2. 駅情報 門司港駅 [Station Information: Mojiko Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
3. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 158. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
4. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

External links

• Mojiko Station information (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)

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