Chihaya Station
Chihaya Station 千早駅 | |
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 West Entrance of Chihaya Station | |
| Location |
Higashi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan |
| Operated by | Nishi-Nippon Railroad, JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1951 |
| Previous names | Nakano |
Chihaya Station (千早駅 Chihaya-eki) is a railway station where the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and the JR Kagoshima Main Line meet in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The official name of the Nishitetsu station is Nishitetsu Chihaya Station (西鉄千早駅 Nishitetsu-Chihaya-eki).[1]
Lines
- Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)
- Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu)
Station layout
JR Chihaya Station
The station is above ground level with 2 platforms and 4 tracks.
- Tracks
| 1 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Kashii・Akama・Orio・Kokura |
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| 2 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Kashii・Akama・Orio・Kokura (Sidetrack) |
| 3 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Hakata・Futsukaichi・Kurume |
| 4 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | to Hakata・Futsukaichi・Kurume (sidetrack) |
Nishitetsu Chihaya Station
The station is above ground level with an island platform and 2 tracks.
- Tracks
| 1 | ■Kaizuka Line | to Nishitetsu Shingū |
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| 2 | ■Kaizuka Line | to Kaizuka |
History
There had been a Nishitetsu station named Nakano Station (名香野駅 Nakano-eki) since 1951. In the course of the redevelopment of a former railway yard in the area, the station was relocated and upgraded to a joint station for Nishitetsu and JR.[2] The JR station was opened in 2003 and the Nishitetsu station was renamed and rebuilt in 2004. The original location of Nakano Station is a few blocks away from the present station.
- June 15, 1951 - Nishitetsu opens Nakano Station. [3]
- July 7, 2003 - JR Kyushu opens Chihaya station. [4]
- August 2, 2004 - Nishitetsu relocates Nakano Station and renames it Nishitetsu Chihaya Station. (Originally scheduled for August 1, but postponed because of an approaching typhoon.) [1][5]
References
- 1 2 Nishitetsu News Release (June 29, 2004) (Japanese)
- ↑ Project overview (Urban Renaissance Agency) (Japanese)
- ↑ Japanese Wikipedia article 千早駅 as of 2008-05-15 15:07 UTC, which does not cite any source for this date.
- ↑ Timeline of JR Kyushu (Japanese)
- ↑ JTB Timetable "Supanavi" (2004) (Japanese)
External links
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Coordinates: 33°38′57″N 130°26′25″E / 33.649282°N 130.440361°E
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