Wajiro Station

Wajiro Station (和白駅, Wajiro-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and by the private transportation company Nishitetsu. ^[1]

NK 08 JD  05  Wajiro Station 和白駅
Nishitetsu Wajiro Station
General information
Location	3-8-1 Wajiro, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	33°41′19.31″N 130°25′47.34″E
Operated by	Nishitetsu JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line JD Kashii Line
Distance	9.2 km from Saitozaki
Platforms	4 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 January 1905 (1905-01-24)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Nata JD  04  towards Saitozaki Kashii Line Kashii JD  06  towards Umi Preceding station Nishitetsu Following station Tōnoharu towards Kaizuka Kaizuka Line Mitoma towards Nishitetsu Shingū
Location Wajiro Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Wajiro Station Wajiro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platforms for Nishitetsu Wajiro Station

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 9.2 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki. It is also served by the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line, and is 7.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kaizuka.^[2]

Station layout

The JR station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The Nishitetsu portion of the station likewise has two opposed side platforms, but connected by a level crossing.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JD Kashii Line	for Kashii and Umi
2	■ JD Kashii Line	for Saitozaki

1	■ ■ Kaizuka Line	for Kaizuka
2	■ ■ Kaizuka Line	for Nishitetsu Shingū

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  JR Wajiro Station
• 
  Nishitetsu Platforms

History

On 24 January 1905 the station opened as a simple stop for the Hakata Bay Railway (renamed Hakata Bay Railway Steamship in 1920). Due to a merger on 19 September 1942, it became a station on to the Nishi-Nippon Railway Kasuya Line, which was semi-nationalized on 1 May 1944. It was promoted to a full station at that time. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the Kashii Line portion of the station.^[3][4] From October 2001 to November 2003, construction work to build a new elevated station was undertaken. The new station was opened on 13 March 2004 and is about 400 metres north of the old location.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 111st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5] During the same period, the Nishitetsu portion of the station served 1,754 passengers daily. ^[6]

Surrounding area

• Fukuoka City Wajiraoka Junior 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. 31, 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. 678. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
6. "福岡市統計書（令和2年（2020年）版）". Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Wajiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Wajiro Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
• Nishitetsu Wajiro Station(in Japanese)