Tobata Station

Tobata Station (戸畑駅, Tobata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

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Tobata Station
General information
Location	1 Shioimachi, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 804-0067 Japan
Coordinates	33°53′50″N 130°49′14″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	17.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 island platform
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 December 1902 (1902-12-27)
Passengers
FY2020	7521
Rank	14th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Edamitsu towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Kyūshūkōdaimae towards Mojikō
Location Tobata Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Tobata Station Tobata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 17.2 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurosaki and Hakata
2	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Kokura and Shimonoseki

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by November 1896 had a stretch of track from Yatsushiro northwards to Kurosaki. This stretch of track was subsequently linked up with another stretch further north from Moji (now Mojikō) to Kokura which had been laid down in 1891. The linkup was achieved on 27 December 1902, with Tobata opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations on the new track between Kokura and Kurosaki. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3][4] In 2000 the station was shifted about 200 metres westwards and rebuilt.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 7521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 14th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Tobata Ward Office
• Tobata Kenwa Hospital
• Kitakyushu Municipal High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 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. 675. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Tobata Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tobata Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)