Chihaya Station

Chihaya Station
千早駅

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
A sign at Nishitetsu Chihaya Station

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

Station layout

JR Chihaya Station

The station is above ground level with 2 platforms and 4 tracks.

Tracks
1 Kagoshima Main Line to KashiiAkamaOrioKokura
2 Kagoshima Main Line to Kashii・Akama・Orio・Kokura (Sidetrack)
3 Kagoshima Main Line to HakataFutsukaichiKurume
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
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.

References

  1. 1 2 Nishitetsu News Release (June 29, 2004) (Japanese)
  2. Project overview (Urban Renaissance Agency) (Japanese)
  3. Japanese Wikipedia article 千早駅 as of 2008-05-15 15:07 UTC, which does not cite any source for this date.
  4. Timeline of JR Kyushu (Japanese)
  5. JTB Timetable "Supanavi" (2004) (Japanese)

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Coordinates: 33°38′57″N 130°26′25″E / 33.649282°N 130.440361°E / 33.649282; 130.440361

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